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R. v. Dionne

2005 SCC 29 [2005] 1 SCR 665 Court SCC Decision date 2005-05-19 Docket 30488 English

PartiesMartin Jacques Dionne Appellant·Her Majesty The Queen Respondent

Judges McLachlin, Beverley; Major, John C.; Bastarache, Michel; LeBel, Louis; Fish, Morris J.; Abella, Rosalie Silberman; Charron, Louise

Delivered by Reasons

On appeal from British Columbia

Subjects Criminal law

Contents

Reasons for judgment

Fish J. — The appellant, in his Notice of Appeal, raises two questions of law:
(1) “was the trial judge permitted to rely on the doctrine of recent possession in the circumstances of this case?”
(2) “did the trial judge appropriately apply the test for determining guilt in a case based solely on circumstantial evidence?”

For the reasons given by the majority in the Court of Appeal, we are all satisfied that both grounds are without merit.

The appeal is therefore dismissed.