R. v. Steele,

JurisdictionFederal Jurisdiction (Canada)
JudgeMcLachlin, Beverley; Bastarache, Michel; Binnie, William Ian Corneil; LeBel, Louis; Deschamps, Marie; Fish, Morris J.; Abella, Rosalie Silberman; Charron, Louise; Rothstein, Marshall
Citation[2007] 3 SCR 3,2007 SCC 36,[2007] SCJ No 36 (QL),365 NR 141,48 CR (6th) 1,221 CCC (3d) 14,281 DLR (4th) 193,244 BCAC 89
Date20 July 2007
CourtSupreme Court (Canada)
Docket Number31447

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  • R v Hilbach,
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court (Canada)
    • January 27, 2023
    ..., 173 C.C.C. (3d) 177 ; R. v. Covin, [1983] 1 S.C.R. 725 ; McGuigan v. The Queen, [1982] 1 S.C.R. 284 ; R. v. Steele, 2007 SCC 36 , [2007] 3 S.C.R. 3; R. v. Purcell, 2007 ONCA 101 , 220 O.A.C. 207 ; R. v. Johnas (1982), 41 A.R. 183 ; R. v. Hills, 2020 ABCA 263 , 9 Alta. L.R. (7th) ......
  • R. v. Hilbach,
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court (Canada)
    • January 27, 2023
    ..., 173 C.C.C. (3d) 177 ; R. v. Covin, [1983] 1 S.C.R. 725 ; McGuigan v. The Queen, [1982] 1 S.C.R. 284 ; R. v. Steele, 2007 SCC 36 , [2007] 3 S.C.R. 3; R. v. Purcell, 2007 ONCA 101 , 220 O.A.C. 207 ; R. v. Johnas (1982), 41 A.R. 183 ; R. v. Hills, 2020 ABCA 263 , 9 Alta. L.R. (7th) ......
  • R v Hilbach,
    • Canada
    • Court of Appeal (Alberta)
    • September 18, 2020
    ...[1993] 2 SCR 398, 415-16, 81 CCC (3d) 471. “Use” of a firearm is subject to broad interpretation: R v Steele, 2007 SCC 36, paras 27, 32, [2007] 3 SCR 3, and being a party to an offence (s 21) further expands the scope of (c) Section 12 Procedure [35] The Supreme Court of Canada in Nur, para......
  • Table of Cases
    • Canada
    • Irwin Books Archive Criminal Law. Fourth Edition
    • September 2, 2009
    ...[1947] L.J.R. 969, 177 L.T. 122, 91 Sol. J. 279 (C.C.A.) ...................................................... 166 – 68 R. v. Steele, [2007] 3 S.C.R. 3, 2007 SCC 36, [2007] S.C.J. No. 36 ..................... 142 R. v. Stephens (1991), 27 M.V.R. (2d) 24 (Ont. C.A.) ..............................
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  • R v Hilbach,
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court (Canada)
    • January 27, 2023
    ..., 173 C.C.C. (3d) 177 ; R. v. Covin, [1983] 1 S.C.R. 725 ; McGuigan v. The Queen, [1982] 1 S.C.R. 284 ; R. v. Steele, 2007 SCC 36 , [2007] 3 S.C.R. 3; R. v. Purcell, 2007 ONCA 101 , 220 O.A.C. 207 ; R. v. Johnas (1982), 41 A.R. 183 ; R. v. Hills, 2020 ABCA 263 , 9 Alta. L.R. (7th) ......
  • R. v. Hilbach,
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court (Canada)
    • January 27, 2023
    ..., 173 C.C.C. (3d) 177 ; R. v. Covin, [1983] 1 S.C.R. 725 ; McGuigan v. The Queen, [1982] 1 S.C.R. 284 ; R. v. Steele, 2007 SCC 36 , [2007] 3 S.C.R. 3; R. v. Purcell, 2007 ONCA 101 , 220 O.A.C. 207 ; R. v. Johnas (1982), 41 A.R. 183 ; R. v. Hills, 2020 ABCA 263 , 9 Alta. L.R. (7th) ......
  • R v Hilbach,
    • Canada
    • Court of Appeal (Alberta)
    • September 18, 2020
    ...[1993] 2 SCR 398, 415-16, 81 CCC (3d) 471. “Use” of a firearm is subject to broad interpretation: R v Steele, 2007 SCC 36, paras 27, 32, [2007] 3 SCR 3, and being a party to an offence (s 21) further expands the scope of (c) Section 12 Procedure [35] The Supreme Court of Canada in Nur, para......
  • R. v. Chudley (K.W.),
    • Canada
    • Court of Appeal (British Columbia)
    • February 19, 2016
    ...very nature, has a terrorizing effect on its victims. The use of a firearm only exacerbates the situation: R. v. Steele , 2007 SCC 36, 221 C.C.C.(3d) 14 at para. 23. [32] Furthermore, in Bernier , the intruders stole $300 and some electronics. Here, the intruders took $2,300, a marihuana cr......
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  • Table of Cases
    • Canada
    • Irwin Books Archive Criminal Law. Fourth Edition
    • September 2, 2009
    ...[1947] L.J.R. 969, 177 L.T. 122, 91 Sol. J. 279 (C.C.A.) ...................................................... 166 – 68 R. v. Steele, [2007] 3 S.C.R. 3, 2007 SCC 36, [2007] S.C.J. No. 36 ..................... 142 R. v. Stephens (1991), 27 M.V.R. (2d) 24 (Ont. C.A.) ..............................