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R. v. Langan

2020 SCC 33 [2020] 3 SCR 499 Court SCC Decision date 2020-11-05 Heard 2020-11-05 Docket 39019 English

PartiesHer Majesty The Queen Appellant·David Roy Langan Respondent·Attorney General of Ontario, Criminal Lawyers’ Association (Ontario), Independent Criminal Defence Advocacy Society and Canadian Association for Equality Interveners

Judges Abella, Rosalie Silberman; Côté, Suzanne; Brown, Russell; Martin, Sheilah; Kasirer, Nicholas

Decision 3–2 Majority (3) — Abella, Martin and Kasirer JJ. · Dissent (2) — Côté and Brown JJ.

On appeal from British Columbia

Contents
Abella J. — A majority is of the view to allow the appeal for the reasons of Chief Justice Bauman. Justices Côté and Brown would dismiss substantially for the reasons of Justice Stromberg-Stein.