R. v. Sheppard

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
Judgment Date26 September 2025
Citation2025 SCC 29
Docket Number41126
Date26 September 2025

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    • Canada
    • Supreme Court (Canada)
    • October 31, 2025
    ...2021 QCCA 784; R. v. Morelli, 2010 SCC 8, [2010] 1 S.C.R. 253; R. v. Régnier, 2018 QCCA 306; R. v. Bykovets, 2024 SCC 6; R. v. Sheppard, 2025 SCC 29; R. v. Pike, 2024 ONCA 608, 173 O.R. (3d) 241; R. v. Sharpe, 2001 SCC 2, [2001] 1 S.C.R. 45; R. v. Larouche, 2023 QCCQ 1853; R. v. Snowden, 20......
  • Quebec (Attorney General) v. Denis
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court (Canada)
    • July 10, 2026
    ...Canada (Attorney General) v. Bedford, 2013 SCC 72, [2013] 3 S.C.R. 1101; R. v. Sharma, 2022 SCC 39, [2022] 3 S.C.R. 147; R. v. Sheppard, 2025 SCC 29; R. v. Ramelson, 2021 ONCA 328, 155 O.R. (3d) 481, aff’d 2022 SCC 44, [2022] 3 S.C.R. 450; R. v. Kloubakov, 2025 SCC 25; R. v. Sharpe, 2001 SC......
  • R. v. Di Paola
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court (Canada)
    • October 17, 2025
    ...2003 SCC 6, [2003] 1 S.C.R. 41; R. v. Gardiner, [1982] 2 S.C.R. 368; R. v. Truong, 2013 ABCA 373, 304 C.C.C. (3d) 303; R. v. Sheppard, 2025 SCC 29; R. v. Friesen, 2020 SCC 9, [2020] 1 S.C.R. By Rowe J. (dissenting) R. v. Larche, 2006 SCC 56, [2006] 2 S.C.R. 762; R. v. Rafilovich, 2019 SCC 5......
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    • Supreme Court (Canada)
    • October 9, 2026
    ...General), 2010 SCC 60 , [2010] 3 S.C.R. 379 ; R. v. Dedam, 2026 ONCJ 409 ; R. v. Hamilton (2004), 72 O.R. (3d) 1 ; R. v. Sheppard, 2025 SCC 29; R. v. Ellis, 2013 ONCA 739 , 303 C.C.C. (3d) 228 ; R. v. Williams, 2019 BCCA 295 ; Azevedo v. R., 2021 QCCA 1688; R. v. Badhesa, 2019 BCCA ......
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  • Quebec (Attorney General) v. Senneville
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court (Canada)
    • October 31, 2025
    ...2021 QCCA 784; R. v. Morelli, 2010 SCC 8, [2010] 1 S.C.R. 253; R. v. Régnier, 2018 QCCA 306; R. v. Bykovets, 2024 SCC 6; R. v. Sheppard, 2025 SCC 29; R. v. Pike, 2024 ONCA 608, 173 O.R. (3d) 241; R. v. Sharpe, 2001 SCC 2, [2001] 1 S.C.R. 45; R. v. Larouche, 2023 QCCQ 1853; R. v. Snowden, 20......
  • Quebec (Attorney General) v. Denis
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court (Canada)
    • July 10, 2026
    ...Canada (Attorney General) v. Bedford, 2013 SCC 72, [2013] 3 S.C.R. 1101; R. v. Sharma, 2022 SCC 39, [2022] 3 S.C.R. 147; R. v. Sheppard, 2025 SCC 29; R. v. Ramelson, 2021 ONCA 328, 155 O.R. (3d) 481, aff’d 2022 SCC 44, [2022] 3 S.C.R. 450; R. v. Kloubakov, 2025 SCC 25; R. v. Sharpe, 2001 SC......
  • R. v. Di Paola
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court (Canada)
    • October 17, 2025
    ...2003 SCC 6, [2003] 1 S.C.R. 41; R. v. Gardiner, [1982] 2 S.C.R. 368; R. v. Truong, 2013 ABCA 373, 304 C.C.C. (3d) 303; R. v. Sheppard, 2025 SCC 29; R. v. Friesen, 2020 SCC 9, [2020] 1 S.C.R. By Rowe J. (dissenting) R. v. Larche, 2006 SCC 56, [2006] 2 S.C.R. 762; R. v. Rafilovich, 2019 SCC 5......
  • R. v. Cope
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court (Canada)
    • October 9, 2026
    ...General), 2010 SCC 60 , [2010] 3 S.C.R. 379 ; R. v. Dedam, 2026 ONCJ 409 ; R. v. Hamilton (2004), 72 O.R. (3d) 1 ; R. v. Sheppard, 2025 SCC 29; R. v. Ellis, 2013 ONCA 739 , 303 C.C.C. (3d) 228 ; R. v. Williams, 2019 BCCA 295 ; Azevedo v. R., 2021 QCCA 1688; R. v. Badhesa, 2019 BCCA ......
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    • Canada
    • LexBlog Canada
    • August 1, 2026
    ...ONCA 675, Kaiman v. Graham, 2009 ONCA 77, K.K. v. M.M., 2025 ONCA 446, R. v. R.E.M., 2008 SCC 51, R. v. G.F., 2021 SCC 20, R. v. Sheppard, 2025 SCC 29, Sonia v. Ratan, 2022 ONSC 6340, Hutter v. Hutter, 2024 ONSC 785, K.K. v. M.M., 2024 ONSC 1092, Yaiguaje v. Chevron Corporation, 2018 ONCA 4......