R. v. Vickers

JurisdictionOntario
CourtCourt of Appeal (Ontario)
JudgeWatt, Fairburn and Zarnett JJ.A.
Citation2020 ONCA 275
Date30 April 2020
Docket NumberC54928

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10 practice notes
  • Court Of Appeal Summaries (July 3 - 7, 2023)
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • 12 Julio 2023
    ...415, Matthew Brady Self Storage Corporation v. InStorage Limited Partnership, 2014 ONCA 858, R. v. Khelawon, 2006 SCC 57, R. v. Vickers, 2020 ONCA 275, R. v. F.(W.J.), [1999] 3 S.C.R. 569, Guest Tek Interactive Entertainment Ltd. v. Nomadix, Inc., 2020 FC 860, R. v. Belem, 2017 ONSC 2213, B......
  • Court Of Appeal Summaries (April 27 ' May 1)
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • 12 Mayo 2020
    ...819, R. v. Araya, 2015 SCC 11, R. v. Omitiran, 2020 ONCA 261, R. v. Kazman, 2020 ONCA 251, R. v. Paramsothy, 2020 ONSC 2314 R. v. V., 2020 ONCA 275 Keywords: Criminal Law, First Degree Murder, Fresh Evidence, Youth Criminal Justice Act, S.C. 2002, c. 1, Palmer v. The Queen, [1981] S.C.R. 75......
  • Table of cases
    • Canada
    • Criminal Law Series Modern Criminal Evidence
    • 3 Mayo 2021
    .............................. 300 Vetrovec v The Queen , [1982] 1 SCR 811 ..................................346, 401, 404 Vickers , R v , 2020 ONCA 275 .....................................................201 Villaroman , R v , 2016 SCC 33 ........................... 152, 155, 156, 578, 615, ......
  • Hearsay
    • Canada
    • Criminal Law Series Modern Criminal Evidence
    • 3 Mayo 2021
    ...rev’ d on other grounds [1991] 1 SCR 869. 158 R v Pelletier , 1978 CanLII 2295, 38 CCC (2d) 515 at 525 (Ont CA). 159 R v Vickers , 2020 ONCA 275 at para 17. 160 Agawa , supra note 154. 161 Nurse , supra note 10 at para 66; R v Schwartzenhauer , [1935] SCR 367 ; R v Inkster , 1915 CanLII 125......
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6 cases
  • R v Lachance
    • Canada
    • Court of Appeal (Saskatchewan)
    • 25 Abril 2023
    ...this witness, including by offering testimonial aids. She emphasized the following statement in the per curiam decision in R v Vickers, 2020 ONCA 275: The necessity requirement cannot be met simply because C.B. would not answer questions at the preliminary inquiry. He was not subpoenaed for......
  • R v Lachance
    • Canada
    • Court of Appeal (Saskatchewan)
    • 25 Abril 2023
    ...this witness, including by offering testimonial aids. She emphasized the following statement in the per curiam decision in R v Vickers, 2020 ONCA 275: The necessity requirement cannot be met simply because C.B. would not answer questions at the preliminary inquiry. He was not subpoenaed for......
  • Peel Condominium Corporation No. 96 v Leuzzi
    • Canada
    • Superior Court of Justice of Ontario (Canada)
    • 17 Junio 2025
    ...reluctance to testify will not establish unavailability, much less necessity: R. v. F.(W.J.), [1999] 3 SCR 569 at para 44; R. v. Vickers, 2020 ONCA 275 at para 54. Moreover, as the December 16, 2023 recording was condensed (i.e., to shorten its original hours-long duration), I have concerns......
  • R. v. McMorris
    • Canada
    • Court of Appeal (Ontario)
    • 29 Diciembre 2020
    ...208 C.C.C. (3d) 43 (Ont. C.A.), leave to appeal refused, [2006] S.C.C.A. No. 232, at para. 51, and more recently in R. v. Vickers, 2020 ONCA 275, at para. 58, threshold reliability is a substitute for the cross-examination of the declarant, not the narrator. Charron J. endorsed the Humaid a......
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2 firm's commentaries
  • Court Of Appeal Summaries (July 3 - 7, 2023)
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • 12 Julio 2023
    ...415, Matthew Brady Self Storage Corporation v. InStorage Limited Partnership, 2014 ONCA 858, R. v. Khelawon, 2006 SCC 57, R. v. Vickers, 2020 ONCA 275, R. v. F.(W.J.), [1999] 3 S.C.R. 569, Guest Tek Interactive Entertainment Ltd. v. Nomadix, Inc., 2020 FC 860, R. v. Belem, 2017 ONSC 2213, B......
  • Court Of Appeal Summaries (April 27 ' May 1)
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • 12 Mayo 2020
    ...819, R. v. Araya, 2015 SCC 11, R. v. Omitiran, 2020 ONCA 261, R. v. Kazman, 2020 ONCA 251, R. v. Paramsothy, 2020 ONSC 2314 R. v. V., 2020 ONCA 275 Keywords: Criminal Law, First Degree Murder, Fresh Evidence, Youth Criminal Justice Act, S.C. 2002, c. 1, Palmer v. The Queen, [1981] S.C.R. 75......
2 books & journal articles
  • Table of cases
    • Canada
    • Criminal Law Series Modern Criminal Evidence
    • 3 Mayo 2021
    .............................. 300 Vetrovec v The Queen , [1982] 1 SCR 811 ..................................346, 401, 404 Vickers , R v , 2020 ONCA 275 .....................................................201 Villaroman , R v , 2016 SCC 33 ........................... 152, 155, 156, 578, 615, ......
  • Hearsay
    • Canada
    • Criminal Law Series Modern Criminal Evidence
    • 3 Mayo 2021
    ...rev’ d on other grounds [1991] 1 SCR 869. 158 R v Pelletier , 1978 CanLII 2295, 38 CCC (2d) 515 at 525 (Ont CA). 159 R v Vickers , 2020 ONCA 275 at para 17. 160 Agawa , supra note 154. 161 Nurse , supra note 10 at para 66; R v Schwartzenhauer , [1935] SCR 367 ; R v Inkster , 1915 CanLII 125......