R. v. Hunt

2017 SCC 25 [2017] 1 SCR 476 Court SCC Decision date 2017-04-27 Heard 2017-04-25 Docket 37314 English

PartiesHubert Hunt Respondents·William Parsons Respondents·Gary Hillyard Respondents·John King Respondents

Counsel (5)

Solicitor for the appellant: Special Prosecutions Office, St. John’s.
Solicitor for the respondent Hubert Hunt: Newfoundland and Labrador Legal Aid Commission, St. John’s.
Solicitors for the respondent William Parsons: Noonan Piercey, St. John’s.
Solicitors for the respondent Gary Hillyard: Noonan Piercey, St. John’s.
Solicitor for the respondent John Brooks: John Brooks Law Office, St. John’s.

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

Delivered by Abella J.

On appeal from Newfoundland and Labrador

Contents

Abella J.

Abella J. — A majority of this Court is of the view that the appeal should be allowed substantially for the reasons of Hoegg J.A.

Justice Côté would dismiss the appeal substantially for the reasons of the majority in the Court of Appeal.