R. v. Williamson, [2016] 1 SCR 741
| Jurisdiction | Federal Jurisdiction (Canada) |
| Judge | McLachlin, Beverley; Abella, Rosalie Silberman; Cromwell, Thomas Albert; Moldaver, Michael J.; Karakatsanis, Andromache; Wagner, Richard; Gascon, Clément; Côté, Suzanne; Brown, Russell |
| Citation | [2016] 1 SCR 741,2016 SCC 28,398 DLR (4th) 577,336 CCC (3d) 1,[2016] ACS no 28,[2016] SCJ No 28 (QL) |
| Docket Number | 36112 |
| Court | Supreme Court (Canada) |
| Date | 08 July 2016 |
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68 practice notes
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Table of cases
...SCC 41, [2003] 2 SCR 134, 176 CCC (3d) 449 ......................................... 131, 132, 156, 159, 160, 181, 190 R v Williamson, [2016] 1 SCR 741, 2016 SCC 28 ................................................. 52 R v Willier, [2010] 2 SCR 429, 2010 SCC 37 ....................................
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Rights in the Criminal Process
...statute, be the subject of comment by counsel or by the judge. Yet although an accused person does not 158 R v Williamson, 2016 SCC 28, [2016] 1 SCR 741. See also R v Cody, 2017 SCC 31, [2017] 1 SCR 659, applying Jordan and staying a prosecution for drug and weapons charges; R v Thanabalasi......
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Table of Cases
...54 R v Williams, 2003 SCC 41, [2003] 2 SCR 134, 176 CCC (3d) 449 .................. 127, 150, 153, 154, 182 R v Williamson, [2016] 1 SCR 741, 2016 SCC 28 ................................................. 52 R v Willier, [2010] 2 SCR 429, 2010 SCC 37 ...............................................
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Ontario Court Of Appeal Summaries (November 5 - 9, 2018)
...2018 ONCA 174, R v T.(R.) (1992), 10 O.R. (3d) 514 (C.A.), R v Jordan, 2016 SCC 27, [2016] 1 SCR 631, R v Williamson, 2016 SCC 28, [2016] 1 S.C.R. 741 Ontario Review Board Appeals Cardinal (Re), 2018 ONCA 892 Keywords: Ontario Review Board, Mental Illness, Danger to Public Safety CIVIL DECI......
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R v Stephan, 2017 ABCA 380
...exception as set out in Jordan.[186] The Supreme Court of Canada applied Jordan in a companion case, R v Williamson, 2016 SCC 28, [2016] 1 SCR 741. It found that the transitional exceptional circumstance did not apply for several reasons. First, it was a straightforward case: Williamson at ......
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R. v. Lai,
...the case, the conduct of the defence, and whether the Crown sought to expedite the proceedings (Jordan, par. 128-131; R. v. Williamson, [2016] 1 SCR 741, par. 25-30; R. v. Manasseri, 2016 ONCA 703, par. 324-379; R. v. Huard, 2016 QCCA 1701, par. 24-31; R. v. Béliveau, 2016 QCCA 1549, par. 9......
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R. v. Rahi,
...1199, at pp. 1228-1229; R. v. Morin, [1992] 1 S.C.R. 771, at pp. 790-1; R. v. Jordan, at paras. 60-66; R. v. Williamson, 2016 SCC 28, [2016] 1 S.C.R. 741, at paras. 21-22; R. v. Cody, 2017 SCC 31, [2017] 1 S.C.R. 659, at paras. 28-31; R. v. D.C., 2017 ONCA 483, at paras. 2-5; R. v. Burke, 2......
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R v Klassen, 2018 ABCA 258
...efforts to expedite the proceedings; and (5) prejudice to the accused. See, for example, R v Williamson. 2016 SCC 28 at paras 25-38, [2016] 1 SCR 741 [Williamson]; R v Manasseri, 2016 ONCA 703 at para 321, 132 OR (3d) 401 [Manasseri]; R v Picard, 2017 ONCA 692 at para 71, 137 OR (3d) 401 [P......
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3 firm's commentaries
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Ontario Court Of Appeal Summaries (November 5 - 9, 2018)
...2018 ONCA 174, R v T.(R.) (1992), 10 O.R. (3d) 514 (C.A.), R v Jordan, 2016 SCC 27, [2016] 1 SCR 631, R v Williamson, 2016 SCC 28, [2016] 1 S.C.R. 741 Ontario Review Board Appeals Cardinal (Re), 2018 ONCA 892 Keywords: Ontario Review Board, Mental Illness, Danger to Public Safety CIVIL DECI......
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Ontario Court Of Appeal Summaries (September 4-September 8)
...R. v. Manasseri, 2016 ONCA 703, 132 O.R. (3d) 401, leave to appeal refused, [2016] S.C.C.A. 513, R. v. Williamson, 2016 SCC 28, [2016] 1 S.C.R. 741, Institutional Delay, R. v. Morin, [1992] 1 S.C.R. 771, Crown Delay R v Loor 2017 ONCA 696 [Laskin, Simmons and Pardu JJ.A] Counsel: M A Moon a......
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Unreasonable Delays In Criminal And Penal Matters: The Supreme Court Toughens The Rules!
...be pointed out that on the same day the Supreme Court rendered its decision in Jordan, it also rendered its decision in R. v. Williamson, [2016] SCC 28, in which it applied the new analytical framework and concluded that a delay of 35½ months before judging the accused was unreasonable give......
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Rights in the Criminal Process
...statute, be the subject of comment by counsel or by the judge. Yet although an accused person does not 158 R v Williamson, 2016 SCC 28, [2016] 1 SCR 741. See also R v Cody, 2017 SCC 31, [2017] 1 SCR 659, applying Jordan and staying a prosecution for drug and weapons charges; R v Thanabalasi......
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Table of Cases
...54 R v Williams, 2003 SCC 41, [2003] 2 SCR 134, 176 CCC (3d) 449 .................. 127, 150, 153, 154, 182 R v Williamson, [2016] 1 SCR 741, 2016 SCC 28 ................................................. 52 R v Willier, [2010] 2 SCR 429, 2010 SCC 37 ...............................................
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Table of cases
...SCC 41, [2003] 2 SCR 134, 176 CCC (3d) 449 ......................................... 131, 132, 156, 159, 160, 181, 190 R v Williamson, [2016] 1 SCR 741, 2016 SCC 28 ................................................. 52 R v Willier, [2010] 2 SCR 429, 2010 SCC 37 ....................................