R. v. Stairs

JurisdictionFederal Jurisdiction (Canada)
JudgeWagner, Richard; Moldaver, Michael J.; Karakatsanis, Andromache; Côté, Suzanne; Brown, Russell; Rowe, Malcolm; Martin, Sheilah; Kasirer, Nicholas; Jamal, Mahmud
Citation2022 SCC 11
Docket Number39416
CourtSupreme Court (Canada)
Date08 April 2022

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    • Supreme Court (Canada)
    • March 1, 2024
    ...v. Gomboc, 2010 SCC 55, [2010] 3 S.C.R. 211; R. v. Plant, [1993] 3 S.C.R. 281; R. v. Vu, 2013 SCC 60, [2013] 3 S.C.R. 657; R. v. Stairs, 2022 SCC 11; R. v. Mills, 2019 SCC 22, [2019] 2 S.C.R. 320; Breyer v. Bundesrepublik Deutschland, C‑582/14, EU:C:2016:779; Vidal‑Hall v. Goo......
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    ...(2000), 146 C.C.C. (3d) 549; R. v. Largie, 2010 ONCA 548, 101 O.R. (3d) 561; R. v. Araujo, 2000 SCC 65, [2000] 2 S.C.R. 992; R. v. Stairs, 2022 SCC 11, [2022] 1 S.C.R. 169; Cloutier v. Langlois, [1990] 1 S.C.R. 158; R. v. Grant, [1993] 3 S.C.R. 223; R. v. MacDonald, 2014 SCC 3, [2014] 1 S.C......
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    • Supreme Court (Canada)
    • April 14, 2022
    ...Collins, [1987] 1 S.C.R. 265; R. v. Saeed, 2016 SCC 24, [2016] 1 S.C.R. 518; R. v. Fearon, 2014 SCC 77, [2014] 3 S.C.R. 621; R. v. Stairs, 2022 SCC 11; R. v. Clayton, 2007 SCC 32, [2007] 2 S.C.R. 725; R. v. Rowson, 2015 ABCA 354, 332 C.C.C. (3d) 165, aff’d 2016 SCC 40, [2016] 2 S.C.R. 158; ......
  • R. v. Beaver,
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    • Supreme Court (Canada)
    • December 9, 2022
    ...SCC 77, [2014] 3 S.C.R. 621; R. v. Golden, 2001 SCC 83, [2001] 3 S.C.R. 679; R. v. Vu, 2013 SCC 60, [2013] 3 S.C.R. 657; R. v. Stairs, 2022 SCC 11; R. v. Nguyen, 2017 BCPC 131; R. v. Kroeker, 2019 BCPC 127; R. v. Rauch, 2022 BCPC 117; R. v. Daley, 2015 ONSC 7367; R. v. Broyles, [1991] 3 S.C......
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  • R. v. Bykovets
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court (Canada)
    • March 1, 2024
    ...v. Gomboc, 2010 SCC 55, [2010] 3 S.C.R. 211; R. v. Plant, [1993] 3 S.C.R. 281; R. v. Vu, 2013 SCC 60, [2013] 3 S.C.R. 657; R. v. Stairs, 2022 SCC 11; R. v. Mills, 2019 SCC 22, [2019] 2 S.C.R. 320; Breyer v. Bundesrepublik Deutschland, C‑582/14, EU:C:2016:779; Vidal‑Hall v. Goo......
  • R. v. Campbell
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court (Canada)
    • December 6, 2024
    ...(2000), 146 C.C.C. (3d) 549; R. v. Largie, 2010 ONCA 548, 101 O.R. (3d) 561; R. v. Araujo, 2000 SCC 65, [2000] 2 S.C.R. 992; R. v. Stairs, 2022 SCC 11, [2022] 1 S.C.R. 169; Cloutier v. Langlois, [1990] 1 S.C.R. 158; R. v. Grant, [1993] 3 S.C.R. 223; R. v. MacDonald, 2014 SCC 3, [2014] 1 S.C......
  • R. v. Wilson, 2025 SCC 32
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court (Canada)
    • October 24, 2025
    ...3 S.C.R. 519 ; R. v. Golden, 2001 SCC 83 , [2001] 3 S.C.R. 679 ; R. v. Fearon, 2014 SCC 77 , [2014] 3 S.C.R. 621 ; R. v. Stairs, 2022 SCC 11, [2022] 1 S.C.R. 169 ; R. v. Le, 2019 SCC 34 , [2019] 2 S.C.R. 692 ; R. v. I.M., 2025 SCC 23 ; R. v. Khill, 2021 SCC 37 , [2021] 2 S.C.R. 94......
  • R. v. Beaver
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court (Canada)
    • December 9, 2022
    ...SCC 77, [2014] 3 S.C.R. 621; R. v. Golden, 2001 SCC 83, [2001] 3 S.C.R. 679; R. v. Vu, 2013 SCC 60, [2013] 3 S.C.R. 657; R. v. Stairs, 2022 SCC 11; R. v. Nguyen, 2017 BCPC 131; R. v. Kroeker, 2019 BCPC 127; R. v. Rauch, 2022 BCPC 117; R. v. Daley, 2015 ONSC 7367; R. v. Broyles, [1991] 3 S.C......
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  • The Police Are At Your Door ' Now What?
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • June 23, 2022
    ...Law lawyer to weigh in on your particular situation! Footnotes 1 https://www.justice.gc.ca/eng/csj-sjc/rfc-dlc/ccrf-ccdl/ 2 R. v. Stairs, 2022 SCC 11 (CanLII) 3 R. v. Rao (1984), 1984 CanLII 2184 (ON CA), 46 O.R. (2d) 80 (C.A.) at 102. 4 R. v. Puyenbroek, 2007 ONCA 824 (CanLII) 5 R. v. Maco......
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  • Table of Cases
    • Canada
    • Criminal Law Series Detention, Arrest and the Right to Counsel
    • September 19, 2024
    ...Rights Reserved. 454 Table of Cases St Jacques , R c , 2020 QCCM 39 ................................................ 309 Stairs , R v , 2022 SCC 11 .................................................. 240, 332 Stairs , R v , 2020 ONCA 678 ................................................ 204-5......
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    • Canada
    • Irwin Books Detention and Arrest - Third Edition
    • February 27, 2024
    ...74, 262 R v St Clair, 2018 ONSC 5173 ............................................................................ 105 R v Stairs, 2022 SCC 11 .........................xi, 30, 56, 58, 62, 68, 69–70, 98, 103, 125, 158, 160, 404 R v Standish (1988), 24 BCLR (2d) 323, 41 CCC (3d) 340, [1988] BC......
  • The Criminal Law and the Constitution
    • Canada
    • Irwin Books Criminal Law. Eighth edition
    • September 1, 2022
    ...soft and as such non- threatening object that turned out to be drugs. See also R v Clayton , [2007] 2 SCR 725 [ Clayton ]. 89 R v Stairs , 2022 SCC 11. 90 R v Stillman , [1997] 1 SCR 607 [ Stillman ]. Warrants can be issued for obtaining DNA samples. See Code , above note 1, ss 487.04–487.0......
  • Nature of the Interaction Between Police and Individuals
    • Canada
    • Irwin Books Detention and Arrest - Third Edition
    • February 27, 2024
    ...of the evidence would not bring the administration of justice into disrepute.” 93 See the concurring judgment of Côté J in R v Stairs , 2022 SCC 11 at para 163 [ Stairs ]: As my colleague Karakatsanis J. reairmed in R. v. Saeed , 2016 SCC 24, [2016] 1 S.C.R. 518, at para. 126 (concurring in......
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