R. v. Sharma,

JurisdictionOntario
JudgeFeldman, Gillese and Miller JJ.A.
Citation2020 ONCA 478
Docket NumberC66390
CourtCourt of Appeal (Ontario)
Date24 July 2020

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  • R v Loiacono, 2022 ABPC 70
    • Canada
    • Provincial Court of Alberta (Canada)
    • March 30, 2022
    ...1827 [“Kang”]; R v Lau, 2004 ABCA 408 [“Lau”]; R v Lewis, 2018 ONCJ 430 [“Lewis”]; R v Sharma, 2020 ONCA 478 [“Sharma”]; R v Stevens, 115 Man. R. (2d) 1997 [“Stevens”]; R v Rudyk, 1975 CarswellNS 1 [“Rudyk”]......
  • R. v. Sharma
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    • Supreme Court (Canada)
    • November 4, 2022
    ...APPEAL from a judgment of the Ontario Court of Appeal (Feldman, Gillese and Miller JJ.A.), 2020 ONCA 478, 152 O.R. (3d) 209 , 390 C.C.C. (3d) 1 , 465 C.R.R. (2d) 81 , 65 C.R. (7th) 1 , [2020] O.J. No. 3183 (QL), 2020 CarswellOnt 10511 (WL), setting aside a decision of Hill J......
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    • Mondaq Canada
    • April 16, 2025
    ...SCC 65, Housen v. Nikolaisen, 2002 SCC 33, Toronto (City) v. Ontario (Attorney General), 2019 ONCA 732, aff'd 2021 SCC 34, R. v. Sharma, 2020 ONCA 478, R. v. Sharma, 2022 SCC 39, Canada (Human Rights Commission) v. Taylor, [1990] 3 S.C.R. 892, RJR-MacDonald Inc. v. Canada (Attorney General)......
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    • Criminal Law Series Modern Criminal Evidence
    • May 3, 2021
    ...574 Shafia , R v , 2016 ONCA 812 ................................. 110, 115, 116, 138, 139, 145 Sharma , R v , 2020 ONCA 478 .................................................66, 121 Shayesteh , R v , 1996 CanLII 882, [1996] OJ No 3934 (Ont CA) ..................... 574-75 Shearing , R v , 2......
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  • R v Loiacono, 2022 ABPC 70
    • Canada
    • Provincial Court of Alberta (Canada)
    • March 30, 2022
    ...1827 [“Kang”]; R v Lau, 2004 ABCA 408 [“Lau”]; R v Lewis, 2018 ONCJ 430 [“Lewis”]; R v Sharma, 2020 ONCA 478 [“Sharma”]; R v Stevens, 115 Man. R. (2d) 1997 [“Stevens”]; R v Rudyk, 1975 CarswellNS 1 [“Rudyk”]......
  • R. v. Sharma,
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court (Canada)
    • November 4, 2022
    ...APPEAL from a judgment of the Ontario Court of Appeal (Feldman, Gillese and Miller JJ.A.), 2020 ONCA 478, 152 O.R. (3d) 209 , 390 C.C.C. (3d) 1 , 465 C.R.R. (2d) 81 , 65 C.R. (7th) 1 , [2020] O.J. No. 3183 (QL), 2020 CarswellOnt 10511 (WL), setting aside a decision of Hill J......
  • R. v. Cooke,
    • Canada
    • Alberta Court of Justice
    • April 14, 2023
    ...2008 PESCAD 3; R. v. Gaudet (21 October 2020) (P.E.I. Prov. Ct.); R. v. MacDonald (13 October 2000) (P.E.I. Prov. Ct.); R. v. Sharma, 2020 ONCA 478, rev’d 2022 SCC 39; R v. Hutchinson, 2022 ONCJ 276; R. v. Smith, 2023 BCPC 36; R. v. Duchominsky, 2003 MBCA 19; R. v. Penner, 2009 ABQB ......
  • R. v. Hutchinson,
    • Canada
    • Ontario Court of Justice General Division (Canada)
    • June 14, 2022
    ...Drive Motor Vehicle - No Currently Validated Permit. [2] R. v. Proulx, [2000] S.C.J. No. 6 (S.C.C.) at para. 12; See also R. v. Sharma, 2020 ONCA 478 at paras. 29 and 30. [3] R. v. Proulx, supra, at para. 21. [4] R. v. Sharma, 2020 ONCA 478.  [5] R. v. Sharma is under appeal. Ontario i......
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  • Court Of Appeal Summaries (April 7-11, 2025)
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • April 16, 2025
    ...SCC 65, Housen v. Nikolaisen, 2002 SCC 33, Toronto (City) v. Ontario (Attorney General), 2019 ONCA 732, aff'd 2021 SCC 34, R. v. Sharma, 2020 ONCA 478, R. v. Sharma, 2022 SCC 39, Canada (Human Rights Commission) v. Taylor, [1990] 3 S.C.R. 892, RJR-MacDonald Inc. v. Canada (Attorney General)......
  • Court Of Appeal Summaries (August 11 ' 15, 2025)
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • August 19, 2025
    ...648, Ontario English Catholic Teachers Association v. Ontario (Attorney General), 2024 ONCA 101, R. v. Pike, 2024 ONCA 608, R. v. Sharma, 2020 ONCA 478, Frederick Schauer & Barbara A. Spellman, "Analogy, Expertise, and Experience" (2017) 84 U. Chicago L. Rev. 249, Grégoire Webber, et al., L......
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    • Criminal Law Series Impaired Driving and Other Criminal Code Driving Offences, 2nd Edition
    • May 2, 2023
    ...v , 2020 ABPC 10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .318 Sharma, R v , 2020 ONCA 478 ................................................. 488 Sharma, R v , 2022 SCC 39 .................................................... 488 Sh......
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    • Canada
    • Criminal Law Series Prosecuting and Defending Offences Against Children, 2nd Edition
    • May 3, 2023
    ...by indictment, have maximum penalties of 14 years. In R v Sharma , the Supreme Court overturned the Ontario Court of Appeal’s decision in 2020 ONCA 478, which had held the old Criminal Code ss 742.1(c) and 742.1(e)(ii) to be unconstitutional. 195 2000 SCC 5. 196 See R v Sharma , supra note ......
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    • Canada
    • Criminal Law Series Prosecuting and Defending Offences Against Children, 2nd Edition
    • May 3, 2023
    ...SCCA No 270 (QL) ........ 406 Shappa , R v , 2015 NUCJ 26 ......................................................... 313 Sharma , R v , 2020 ONCA 478, overturned 2022 SCC 39 ................................. 651 Sharpe , R v , 2001 SCC 2 ...................... 66, 148, 224-35, 237-38, 251-53......
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    • Canada
    • Criminal Law Series Modern Criminal Evidence
    • May 3, 2021
    ...opinion. 103 R v Gladue , [1999] 1 SCR 688 at para 93; R v Ipeelee , [2012] 1 SCR 433, 2012 SCC 13 at para 60, LeBel J; R v Sharma , 2020 ONCA 478 at para 102. 104 R v Hamilton (2004), 186 CCC (3d) 129 (Ont CA). 105 Google Maps falls into the latter category and is a permissible source of j......
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