Wakeling v. United States of America

JurisdictionFederal Jurisdiction (Canada)
CourtSupreme Court (Canada)
JudgeMcLachlin, Beverley; LeBel, Louis; Abella, Rosalie Silberman; Rothstein, Marshall; Cromwell, Thomas Albert; Moldaver, Michael J.; Karakatsanis, Andromache
Citation2014 SCC 72,[2014] 3 SCR 549
Date14 November 2014
Docket Number35072
Subject MatterCRIMINAL LAW,CIVIL RIGHTS

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24 practice notes
  • R. v. McGregor
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court (Canada)
    • February 17, 2023
    ...2010 SCC 24, [2010] 1 S.C.R. 851; R. v. Vu, 2013 SCC 60, [2013] 3 S.C.R. 657; Wakeling v. United States of America, 2014 SCC 72, [2014] 3 S.C.R. 549; R. v. Fearon, 2014 SCC 77, [2014] 3 S.C.R. 621; Goodwin v. British Columbia (Superintendent of Motor Vehicles), 2015 SCC 46, [2015] 3 S.C.R. ......
  • Court Of Appeal Summaries (August 28 ' September 1)
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • September 5, 2023
    ...precision as not to give sufficient guidance for legal debate”: at p. 643; see also Wakeling v. United States of America, 2014 SCC 72, [2014] 3 S.C.R. 549, at para. 62. Building on this analysis in Mussani, Blair J.A. wrote that, “unconstitutional vagueness stems from language that is so im......
  • Table of cases
    • Canada
    • Irwin Books Archive Criminal Law. Sixth Edition
    • August 30, 2015
    ...No. 64 ............................................137, 141, 142, 143, 147, 160, 192, 195, 512 Wakeling v. United States of America, [2014] 3 S.C.R. 549, 2014 SCC 72 ................................................................................................... 36 Weatherall v. Canada (......
  • Table of Cases
    • Canada
    • Criminal Law Series Prosecuting and Defending Extradition Cases: A Practitioner's Handbook
    • May 2, 2017
    ...leave to appeal refused, [1993] SCCA No 565 ................................. 49 Wakeling v United States of America , 2014 SCC 72, [2014] 3 SCR 549 ..................................... 2, 168, 169, 189, 190, 234 Wakeling, United States v , 2013 BCCA 166 ............................. 278, ......
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  • R v McGregor
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court (Canada)
    • February 17, 2023
    ...2010 SCC 24, [2010] 1 S.C.R. 851; R. v. Vu, 2013 SCC 60, [2013] 3 S.C.R. 657; Wakeling v. United States of America, 2014 SCC 72, [2014] 3 S.C.R. 549; R. v. Fearon, 2014 SCC 77, [2014] 3 S.C.R. 621; Goodwin v. British Columbia (Superintendent of Motor Vehicles), 2015 SCC 46, [2015] 3 S.C.R. ......
  • R. v. McGregor
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court (Canada)
    • February 17, 2023
    ...2010 SCC 24, [2010] 1 S.C.R. 851; R. v. Vu, 2013 SCC 60, [2013] 3 S.C.R. 657; Wakeling v. United States of America, 2014 SCC 72, [2014] 3 S.C.R. 549; R. v. Fearon, 2014 SCC 77, [2014] 3 S.C.R. 621; Goodwin v. British Columbia (Superintendent of Motor Vehicles), 2015 SCC 46, [2015] 3 S.C.R. ......
  • R. v. Campbell
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court (Canada)
    • December 6, 2024
    ...R. v. Fearon, 2014 SCC 77, [2014] 3 S.C.R. 621; R. v. Caslake, [1998] 1 S.C.R. 51; Wakeling v. United States of America, 2014 SCC 72, [2014] 3 S.C.R. 549; Imperial Oil v. Jacques, 2014 SCC 66, [2014] 3 S.C.R. 287; R. v. McQueen (1975), 25 C.C.C. (2d) 262; Lyons v. The Queen, [1984] 2 S.C.R.......
  • R. v. Kloubakov, 2025 SCC 25
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court (Canada)
    • July 24, 2025
    ...[2011] 3 S.C.R. 134; R. v. Nova Scotia Pharmaceutical Society, [1992] 2 S.C.R. 606; Wakeling v. United States of America, 2014 SCC 72, [2014] 3 S.C.R. 549; R. v. Morgentaler, [1988] 1 S.C.R. 30; Little Sisters Book and Art Emporium v. Canada (Minister of Justice), 2000 SCC 69, [2000] 2 S.C.......
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1 firm's commentaries
  • Court Of Appeal Summaries (August 28 ' September 1)
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • September 5, 2023
    ...precision as not to give sufficient guidance for legal debate”: at p. 643; see also Wakeling v. United States of America, 2014 SCC 72, [2014] 3 S.C.R. 549, at para. 62. Building on this analysis in Mussani, Blair J.A. wrote that, “unconstitutional vagueness stems from language that is so im......
9 books & journal articles
  • Table of cases
    • Canada
    • Irwin Books Archive Criminal Law. Sixth Edition
    • August 30, 2015
    ...No. 64 ............................................137, 141, 142, 143, 147, 160, 192, 195, 512 Wakeling v. United States of America, [2014] 3 S.C.R. 549, 2014 SCC 72 ................................................................................................... 36 Weatherall v. Canada (......
  • Table of Cases
    • Canada
    • Criminal Law Series Prosecuting and Defending Extradition Cases: A Practitioner's Handbook
    • May 2, 2017
    ...leave to appeal refused, [1993] SCCA No 565 ................................. 49 Wakeling v United States of America , 2014 SCC 72, [2014] 3 SCR 549 ..................................... 2, 168, 169, 189, 190, 234 Wakeling, United States v , 2013 BCCA 166 ............................. 278, ......
  • Table of Cases
    • Canada
    • Irwin Books Archive Criminal Law. Seventh Edition
    • August 4, 2018
    ...154, 155, 157, 160, 210, 213, 559 Wakeling v United States of America, [2014] 3 SCR 549, 2014 SCC 72 .............. 38 Weatherall v Canada (AG), [1993] 2 SCR 872, 83 CCC (3d) 1, 23 CR (4th) 1 ...... 37 Winko v British Columbia (Forensic Psychiatric Institute), [1999] 2 SCR 625, 135 CCC (3d)......
  • The Criminal Law and the Constitution
    • Canada
    • Irwin Books Archive Criminal Law. Sixth Edition
    • August 30, 2015
    ...Inc . (1984), 14 C.C.C. (3d) 97 (S.C.C.). 69 R. v. Collins (1987), 33 C.C.C. (3d) 1 (S.C.C.); Wakeling v. United States of America , [2014] 3 S.C.R. 549. 70 Duarte , above note 50. See Code , above note 1, ss. 184.1–184.4. See now Tse , above note 67. 71 Wong , above note 50. See now Code ,......
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