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R. v. Riley

2020 SCC 31 [2020] 3 SCR 424 Court SCC Decision date 2020-11-03 Heard 2020-11-03 Docket 39006 English

PartiesRandy Desmond Riley Appellant·Her Majesty The Queen Respondent

Judges Karakatsanis, Andromache; Côté, Suzanne; Brown, Russell; Martin, Sheilah; Kasirer, Nicholas

Delivered by Unanimous — Karakatsanis J.

On appeal from Nova Scotia

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Unanimous Judgment Read By — Karakatsanis J.

Karakatsanis J. — We are all of the view that the appeal should be allowed, for the reasons of Scanlan J.A. in the Court of Appeal. The appeal is allowed, the convictions are quashed and a new trial is ordered on the charges of second degree murder and unlawful possession of a firearm. As a result, it is unnecessary to hear the application for leave to appeal.