R. v. Saddleback

JurisdictionFederal Jurisdiction (Canada)
CourtSupreme Court (Canada)
JudgeRichard Wagner; Andromache Karakatsanis; Suzanne Côté; Malcolm Rowe; Sheilah Martin; Nicholas Kasirer; Mahmud Jamal; Michelle O’Bonsawin; Mary Moreau
Citation2026 SCC 18
Docket Number41567
Date22 May 2026

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4 practice notes
  • R v Knight
    • Canada
    • Court of Appeal (Ontario)
    • June 24, 2026
    ...93 Hearsay evidence and Mr. Big confessions are presumptively inadmissible: Bradshaw, at para. 1; Khelawon, at para. 48; R. v. Saddleback, 2026 SCC 18, at para. 20; R. v. Lako, 2025 ONCA 284, 176 O.R. (3d) 321, at para. 43; and R. v. Hart, 2014 SCC 52, [2014] 2 S.C.R. 544, at paras. 10, 85.......
  • R. v. Moylett
    • Canada
    • Court of Appeal (Newfoundland)
    • June 24, 2026
    ...Counsel for the Respondent:     Dana E. Sullivan   Authorities Cited:   CASES CITED: R. v. Saddleback, 2026 SCC 18; R. v. R.V., 2019 SCC 41, [2019] 3 S.C.R. 237; R. v. Hoyles, 2015 NLCA 26; R. v. Bouvette, 2025 SCC STATUTES CONSIDERED: Criminal Code, RSC 1985, ......
  • Governors of the University of Alberta v. Alberta (Minister of Justice)
    • Canada
    • Court of King's Bench of Alberta (Canada)
    • August 7, 2026
    ...and posts solely for the fact that they were made, but also for the implied assertions therein: R v Saddleback, 2024 ABCA 352, aff’d 2026 SCC 18 [Saddleback]. Only if one accepts the negative implications about Yaroslav found in the attachments can they conclude that being associated with h......
  • R. v. Yatchotay
    • Canada
    • Court of Appeal (Alberta)
    • July 29, 2026
    ...record and the submissions of the parties, are unintelligible or otherwise frustrate appellate review: GF at paras 68-79; R v Saddleback, 2026 SCC 18 at para 23. As a result, this ground of appeal is [25]        The appeal is dismissed. [26] &nbs......
4 cases
  • R v Knight
    • Canada
    • Court of Appeal (Ontario)
    • June 24, 2026
    ...93 Hearsay evidence and Mr. Big confessions are presumptively inadmissible: Bradshaw, at para. 1; Khelawon, at para. 48; R. v. Saddleback, 2026 SCC 18, at para. 20; R. v. Lako, 2025 ONCA 284, 176 O.R. (3d) 321, at para. 43; and R. v. Hart, 2014 SCC 52, [2014] 2 S.C.R. 544, at paras. 10, 85.......
  • R. v. Moylett
    • Canada
    • Court of Appeal (Newfoundland)
    • June 24, 2026
    ...Counsel for the Respondent:     Dana E. Sullivan   Authorities Cited:   CASES CITED: R. v. Saddleback, 2026 SCC 18; R. v. R.V., 2019 SCC 41, [2019] 3 S.C.R. 237; R. v. Hoyles, 2015 NLCA 26; R. v. Bouvette, 2025 SCC STATUTES CONSIDERED: Criminal Code, RSC 1985, ......
  • Governors of the University of Alberta v. Alberta (Minister of Justice)
    • Canada
    • Court of King's Bench of Alberta (Canada)
    • August 7, 2026
    ...and posts solely for the fact that they were made, but also for the implied assertions therein: R v Saddleback, 2024 ABCA 352, aff’d 2026 SCC 18 [Saddleback]. Only if one accepts the negative implications about Yaroslav found in the attachments can they conclude that being associated with h......
  • R. v. Yatchotay
    • Canada
    • Court of Appeal (Alberta)
    • July 29, 2026
    ...record and the submissions of the parties, are unintelligible or otherwise frustrate appellate review: GF at paras 68-79; R v Saddleback, 2026 SCC 18 at para 23. As a result, this ground of appeal is [25]        The appeal is dismissed. [26] &nbs......