R. v. Zacharias

JurisdictionFederal Jurisdiction (Canada)
CourtSupreme Court (Canada)
JudgeCôté, Suzanne; Rowe, Malcolm; Martin, Sheilah; Kasirer, Nicholas; O’Bonsawin, Michelle
Citation2023 SCC 30
Date01 December 2023
Docket Number40117

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58 practice notes
  • R v Stipo
    • Canada
    • Superior Court of Justice of Ontario (Canada)
    • August 5, 2025
    ...ONCA 673, 343 C.R.R. (2d) 103, at paras. 6–13; R. v. Notaro, 2018 ONCA 449, 27 M.V.R. (7th) 1, at paras. 34–36, 39–40; R. v. Zacharias, 2023 SCC 30, 431 C.C.C. (3d) 421, at para. 28. 42 As I have noted on earlier occasions, much has been written about the objective standard of “reasonable g......
  • R. v. Fox
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court (Canada)
    • February 6, 2026
    ...2019 ABCA 317, 379 C.C.C. (3d) 151; Celanese Canada Inc. v. Murray Demolition Corp., 2006 SCC 36, [2006] 2 S.C.R. 189; R. v. Zacharias, 2023 SCC 30; R. v. Chapman, 2020 SKCA 11, 386 C.C.C. (3d) 24; R. v. White, 2015 ONCA 508, 127 O.R. (3d) 32; R. v. Buchanan, 2020 ONCA 245, 150 O.R. (3d) 20......
  • Court Of Appeal Summaries (November 10 ' 14, 2025)
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • November 20, 2025
    ...(Ont. C.A.), R. v. Grant, 2009 SCC 32, R. v. Beaver, 2022 SCC 54, R. v. McGregor, 2023 SCC 4, R. v. McColman, 2023 SCC 8, R. v. Zacharias, 2023 SCC 30, P. (D.) v. Wagg, 71 O.R. (3d) 229 (C.A.), RWDSU v. Dolphin Delivery Ltd., [1986] 2 S.C.R. 573, Hill v. Church of Scientology of Toronto, [1......
  • Reasonable Grounds to Suspect and Reasonable Grounds to Believe
    • Canada
    • Criminal Law Series Detention, Arrest and the Right to Counsel
    • September 19, 2024
    ...94. See also Paterson , supra note 340 at paras 19, 20. 351 Paterson , ibid at para 22. 352 See Love , supra note 346 at paras 57, 58. 353 2023 SCC 30. © 2025 Emond Montgomery Publications. All Rights Reserved. 298 Detention, Arrest, and the Right to Counsel ive justices in a case where the......
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  • R v Stipo
    • Canada
    • Superior Court of Justice of Ontario (Canada)
    • August 5, 2025
    ...ONCA 673, 343 C.R.R. (2d) 103, at paras. 6–13; R. v. Notaro, 2018 ONCA 449, 27 M.V.R. (7th) 1, at paras. 34–36, 39–40; R. v. Zacharias, 2023 SCC 30, 431 C.C.C. (3d) 421, at para. 28. 42 As I have noted on earlier occasions, much has been written about the objective standard of “reasonable g......
  • R. v. Fox
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court (Canada)
    • February 6, 2026
    ...2019 ABCA 317, 379 C.C.C. (3d) 151; Celanese Canada Inc. v. Murray Demolition Corp., 2006 SCC 36, [2006] 2 S.C.R. 189; R. v. Zacharias, 2023 SCC 30; R. v. Chapman, 2020 SKCA 11, 386 C.C.C. (3d) 24; R. v. White, 2015 ONCA 508, 127 O.R. (3d) 32; R. v. Buchanan, 2020 ONCA 245, 150 O.R. (3d) 20......
  • R v Singh
    • Canada
    • Superior Court of Justice of Ontario (Canada)
    • July 8, 2024
    ...Charter” and, at the other, “wilful or reckless disregard of Charter rights”: Grant, at para. 74; Beaver, at para. 120; R. v. Zacharias, 2023 SCC 30, 431 C.C.C. (3d) 421, at para. 51. The police conduct should be assessed and measured by the question whether its nature, the extent of the de......
  • R v Hussey
    • Canada
    • Superior Court of Justice of Ontario (Canada)
    • January 16, 2026
    ...of the arrest are precipitated by a clearly improper manner of detention and failure to tell the Applicant the reason: R. v. Zacharias, 2023 SCC 30, at para. 54. The Applicant was in the midst of seeking police assistance. In that context, there is a seriously detrimental impact on the Appl......
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1 firm's commentaries
  • Court Of Appeal Summaries (November 10 ' 14, 2025)
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • November 20, 2025
    ...(Ont. C.A.), R. v. Grant, 2009 SCC 32, R. v. Beaver, 2022 SCC 54, R. v. McGregor, 2023 SCC 4, R. v. McColman, 2023 SCC 8, R. v. Zacharias, 2023 SCC 30, P. (D.) v. Wagg, 71 O.R. (3d) 229 (C.A.), RWDSU v. Dolphin Delivery Ltd., [1986] 2 S.C.R. 573, Hill v. Church of Scientology of Toronto, [1......
2 books & journal articles
  • Reasonable Grounds to Suspect and Reasonable Grounds to Believe
    • Canada
    • Criminal Law Series Detention, Arrest and the Right to Counsel
    • September 19, 2024
    ...94. See also Paterson , supra note 340 at paras 19, 20. 351 Paterson , ibid at para 22. 352 See Love , supra note 346 at paras 57, 58. 353 2023 SCC 30. © 2025 Emond Montgomery Publications. All Rights Reserved. 298 Detention, Arrest, and the Right to Counsel ive justices in a case where the......
  • Table of Cases
    • Canada
    • Criminal Law Series Detention, Arrest and the Right to Counsel
    • September 19, 2024
    ...162-65, 171 Yusuf , R v , 2019 ONSC 6121, rev’d in part on diferent issue 2022 ONCA 640 .......... 97 Zacharias , R v , 2023 SCC 30 ....................................... 250, 282, 296-99 Zargar , R v , 2014 ONSC 1415 .................................................. 161 Zaug v Ontario (A......