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R. v. Hare

[1989] 2 SCR 1065 Court SCC Decision date 1989-11-02 Docket 20621, 20694, 20752, 21127 English

PartiesJohn Gordon Hare, Robert Thomas Dyer Appellants·Geraldine McCreight, Margaret McCreight Appellants·Her Majesty The Queen Respondent

Judges Lamer, Antonio; Wilson, Bertha; La Forest, Gérard V.; Sopinka, John; Gonthier, Charles Doherty; Cory, Peter deCarteret; McLachlin, Beverley

Decision 6–1 Majority (6) · Lamer J. (1)

On appeal from Ontario

Subjects Criminal law

Contents

Majority

The judgment of the Court was delivered orally by

Lamer J.

Lamer J. ‑‑ We are all of the view that under the rules set down in Shephard, Mezzo and, more recently, Monteleone, the Court of Appeal did not err in the particular circumstances of the case in ordering a new trial. The appeals are accordingly dismissed.
Judgment accordingly.
Solicitor for the appellant Hare: Christopher Hicks, Toronto.
Solicitors for the appellant Dyer: Carter, McCombs and Minden, Toronto.
Solicitor for the appellant Geraldine McCreight: Keith E. Wright, Toronto.
Solicitors for the appellant Margaret McCreight: Stephen Price & Associates, Toronto.
Solicitor for the respondent: The Ministry of the Attorney General for Ontario, Toronto.

Footnotes

  1. [1] Ont. C.A., No. 211/86, July 13, 1987.