R. v. So

JurisdictionBritish Columbia
CourtSupreme Court of British Columbia (Canada)
JudgeHonourable Madam Justice Dillon
Neutral Citation2021 BCSC 672
Citation2021 BCSC 672
Date12 April 2021
Docket Number27332

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4 practice notes
  • R v So
    • Canada
    • Court of Appeal (British Columbia)
    • March 14, 2024
    ...but convicted of the included offence of manslaughter. 6 In lengthy, detailed and fact-laden reasons for judgment (“RFJ”) indexed as 2021 BCSC 672, the trial judge rejected the automatism defence. She found that the appellant, despite his consumption of alcohol, stabbed Kim with murderous 7......
  • R. v. Clayton
    • Canada
    • Court of Appeal (British Columbia)
    • January 25, 2023
    ...with skepticism”. [17] Such an adverse inference was drawn in R. v. Aday, 2008 BCSC 397; R. v. G.C.Z., 2015 BCSC 1596; and R. v. So, 2021 BCSC 672. In So the court [161] …The weight of the Crown’s evidence would be unfairly diminished if its experts have been denied access to the accused wh......
  • R v Clayton
    • Canada
    • Court of Appeal (British Columbia)
    • January 25, 2023
    ...with skepticism”. 17 Such an adverse inference was drawn in R. v. Aday, 2008 BCSC 397; R. v. G.C.Z., 2015 BCSC 1596; and R. v. So, 2021 BCSC 672. In So the court observed: [161] …The weight of the Crown's evidence would be unfairly diminished if its experts have been denied access to the ac......
  • R. v. Jafroudi
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court of British Columbia (Canada)
    • December 13, 2021
    ...the probable consequences of his acts, proceeded recklessly in the face of such risk (R. v. Scott, 2019 BCSC 313 at para. 469; R. v. So, 2021 BCSC 672 at para. 188). The court must consider all of the evidence surrounding the shooting and not just the instant that the trigger is pulled and ......
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  • R v So
    • Canada
    • Court of Appeal (British Columbia)
    • March 14, 2024
    ...but convicted of the included offence of manslaughter. 6 In lengthy, detailed and fact-laden reasons for judgment (“RFJ”) indexed as 2021 BCSC 672, the trial judge rejected the automatism defence. She found that the appellant, despite his consumption of alcohol, stabbed Kim with murderous 7......
  • R. v. Clayton
    • Canada
    • Court of Appeal (British Columbia)
    • January 25, 2023
    ...with skepticism”. [17] Such an adverse inference was drawn in R. v. Aday, 2008 BCSC 397; R. v. G.C.Z., 2015 BCSC 1596; and R. v. So, 2021 BCSC 672. In So the court [161] …The weight of the Crown’s evidence would be unfairly diminished if its experts have been denied access to the accused wh......
  • R v Clayton
    • Canada
    • Court of Appeal (British Columbia)
    • January 25, 2023
    ...with skepticism”. 17 Such an adverse inference was drawn in R. v. Aday, 2008 BCSC 397; R. v. G.C.Z., 2015 BCSC 1596; and R. v. So, 2021 BCSC 672. In So the court observed: [161] …The weight of the Crown's evidence would be unfairly diminished if its experts have been denied access to the ac......
  • R. v. Jafroudi
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court of British Columbia (Canada)
    • December 13, 2021
    ...the probable consequences of his acts, proceeded recklessly in the face of such risk (R. v. Scott, 2019 BCSC 313 at para. 469; R. v. So, 2021 BCSC 672 at para. 188). The court must consider all of the evidence surrounding the shooting and not just the instant that the trigger is pulled and ......