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R. v. Gill

[1989] 1 SCR 295 Court SCC Decision date 1989-03-03 Docket 20680 English

PartiesBenjamin Albert Gill Appellant·Her Majesty the Queen Respondent

Judges Lamer, Antonio; La Forest, Gérard V.; L'Heureux-Dubé, Claire; Sopinka, John; Cory, Peter deCarteret

Decision 4–1 Majority (4) · Lamer J. (1)

On appeal from Manitoba

Subjects Criminal law

Contents

Majority

The judgment of the Court was delivered orally by

Lamer J.

Lamer J. ‑‑ It will not be necessary to hear from you, Mr. Gosman, as we are all of the view that the majority of the Court of Appeal were not in error in their application of s. 613(1) (a)(i) of the Criminal Code , and that the appeal is accordingly dismissed.
Judgment accordingly.
Solicitors for the appellant: Nozick, Sinder & Associates, Winnipeg.
Solicitor for the respondent: The Department of the Attorney General for the province of Manitoba, Winnipeg.

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