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R. v. Rideout

2001 SCC 27 [2001] 1 SCR 755 Court SCC Decision date 2001-04-26 Docket 27675 English

PartiesLenore Rideout Appellant·Her Majesty The Queen Respondent

Judges Major, John C.; Bastarache, Michel; Binnie, William Ian Corneil; Arbour, Louise; LeBel, Louis

Delivered by Major J.

On appeal from Newfoundland and Labrador

Subjects Criminal law

Contents

Major J.

Major J. – It is common ground that the defence counsel was an experienced and competent one. The appellant contends, however, that trial counsel’s decision in this case was a mistake and led to a miscarriage of justice.
We do not agree with his submission and the appeal is dismissed substantially for the reasons of the majority in the Newfoundland Court of Appeal.