R. v. C.K-D.

2016 SCC 41 [2016] 2 SCR 160 Court SCC Decision date 2016-10-18 Heard 2016-10-14 Docket 36877 English

PartiesHer Majesty The Queen Appellant·C.K-D. Respondent

Counsel (2)

Solicitor for the appellant: Attorney General of Ontario, Toronto.
Solicitors for the respondent: Louis P. Strezos, Toronto; Presser Barristers, Toronto.

Judges Abella, Rosalie Silberman; Moldaver, Michael J.; Wagner, Richard; Côté, Suzanne; Brown, Russell

Delivered by Wagner J. (Abella, Moldaver, Côté and Brown JJ. concurring)

On appeal from Ontario

Contents

Reasons for Order — Wagner J. (Abella, Moldaver, Côté and Brown JJ. concurring)

Wagner J. — The trial judge’s charge to the jury as a whole conveyed the correct instruction to the jury on the proper approach to assessing A.Y.’s evidence and credibility. On this basis, the appeal should be allowed and the convictions restored.