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R. v. Jacobs

[1988] 2 SCR 1047 Court SCC Decision date 1988-12-16 Docket 20460 English

PartiesAllan Arthur Jacobs Appellant·Her Majesty The Queen in Right of the Province of Alberta Respondent

Judges Dickson, Robert George Brian; Lamer, Antonio; La Forest, Gérard V.; L'Heureux-Dubé, Claire; Sopinka, John

Decision 3–1–1 Majority (3) · Dickson C.J. (1) · Lamer J. (1)

On appeal from Alberta

Subjects Criminal law

Contents

Majority

The following is the judgment delivered orally by

Dickson C.J.

1. The Chief Justice‑‑It will not be necessary to call on you, Mr. Watson. We have reached a unanimous conclusion as to the disposition of this appeal, and Justice Lamer will read the judgment.

Lamer J.

2. Lamer J.‑‑The rule adopted in this Court's recent decision in Mezzo v. The Queen, [1986] 1 S.C.R. 802, a decision that was handed down after the trial in this case but before the appeal to the Alberta Court of Appeal, is determinative of this appeal, and the appeal is dismissed.
Judgment accordingly.
Solicitors for the appellant: Oshry & Company, Edmonton.
Solicitor for the respondent: Jack Watson, Edmonton.

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