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R. v. Murdock

[1992] 2 SCR 164 Court SCC Decision date 1992-06-04 Docket 22632 English

PartiesTerrance Murdock Appellant·Her Majesty The Queen Respondent

Judges L'Heureux-Dubé, Claire; Sopinka, John; Gonthier, Charles Doherty; McLachlin, Beverley; Iacobucci, Frank

Decision 3–1–1 Majority (3) · L'Heureux‑Dubé J. (1) · Sopinka J. (1)

On appeal from Ontario

Subjects Constitutional law

Contents

Majority

The judgment of the Court was delivered orally by

//L'Heureux-Dubé J.//

L'Heureux‑Dubé J.

L'Heureux‑Dubé J. ‑‑ It will not be necessary to hear from you Mr. Hutchison. The Court is ready to hand down judgment. The judgment will be pronounced by Mr. Justice Sopinka.
//Sopinka J.//

Sopinka J.

Sopinka J. ‑‑ This appeal, which is here as of right, is governed by the principles expressed by this Court in R. v. Morin, [1992] 1 S.C.R. 771, released March 26, 1992. Applying those principles, we agree with the conclusion of the Court of Appeal that the delay in this case was not unreasonable. Accordingly, the appeal is dismissed.
Judgment accordingly.
Solicitor for the appellant: Christopher R. McAviney, Ottawa.
Solicitor for the respondent: The Attorney General for Ontario, Toronto.

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