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R. v. Cole

[1991] 1 SCR 904 Court SCC Decision date 1991-05-01 Docket 21542 English

PartiesRonald Robert Cole Appellant·Her Majesty The Queen Respondent

Judges L'Heureux-Dubé, Claire; Gonthier, Charles Doherty; Cory, Peter deCarteret; McLachlin, Beverley; Stevenson, William

Decision 4–1 Majority (4) · L'Heureux‑Dubé J. (1)

On appeal from British Columbia

Subjects Criminal law

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Majority

The judgment of the Court was delivered orally by

L'Heureux‑Dubé J.

L'Heureux‑Dubé J. ‑‑ This case comes to us as of right on a dissent on a point of law in the Court of Appeal.
Given the function of a Court of Appeal under s. 686(1) (a)(i), Criminal Code , we are all of the view that the majority of the Court of Appeal made no error and, reviewing the whole of the evidence anew, that the evidence is one upon which a properly instructed jury, acting judicially, could reasonably have entered a conviction.
Accordingly, this appeal is dismissed.
Judgment accordingly.
Solicitors for the appellant: Bellamy & Long, Vancouver.
Solicitor for the respondent: The Ministry of the Attorney General, Vancouver.

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