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Leary v. The Queen

[1978] 1 SCR 29 Court SCC Decision date 1977-03-08 English

PartiesAllan H. P. Leary Appellant·Her Majesty The Queen Respondent

Counsel (4)
K. S. Fawcus, for the appellant.
G. S. Cumming, Q.C., for the respondent.
Solicitors for the appellant: Clark, Wilson & Co., Vancouver.
Solicitors for the respondent: Cumming, Rich­ards & Co., Vancouver.

Judges Laskin, Bora; Martland, Ronald; Judson, Wilfred; Ritchie, Roland Almon; Spence, Wishart Flett; Pigeon, Louis-Philippe; Dickson, Robert George Brian; Beetz, Jean; de Grandpré, Louis-Philippe

Delivered by Majority

On appeal from British Columbia

Subjects Criminal law

Contents

The judgment of Laskin C.J. and Spence and Dickson JJ. was delivered by

The judgment of Martland, Judson, Ritchie, Pigeon, Beetz and de Grandpré JJ. was delivered by

26 C.C.C. (2d) 522, 31 C.R.N.S. 199.
(1961), 34 C.R. 380, 130 C.C.C. 158.
(1962), 40 W.W.R. 663, [1963] 2 C.C.C. 241.
[1895] 1 Q.B. 918.
[1920] A.C. 479.
1 Plow. 1, 75 E.R. 1.
(1603), 4 Co. Rep. 123b, 76 E.R. 1118.
(1819), 1 Russell on Crimes, 2nd ed., 8.
(1835), 7 Car. & P. 145, 173 E.R. 64.
(1849), 4 Cox C.C. 55.

Footnotes

  1. [1] 26 C.C.C. (2d) 522, 31 C.R.N.S. 199.
  2. [2] (1961), 34 C.R. 380, 130 C.C.C. 158.
  3. [3] (1962), 40 W.W.R. 663, [1963] 2 C.C.C. 241.
  4. [4] [1895] 1 Q.B. 918.
  5. [5] [1956] S.C.R. 640.
  6. [6] [1957] S.C.R. 531.
  7. [7] [1962] S.C.R. 746.
  8. [8] [1920] A.C. 479.
  9. [9] [1931] S.C.R. 330.
  10. [10] [1971] S.C.R. 196.
  11. [11] 1 Plow. 1, 75 E.R. 1.
  12. [12] (1603), 4 Co. Rep. 123b, 76 E.R. 1118.
  13. [13] (1819), 1 Russell on Crimes, 2nd ed., 8.
  14. [14] (1835), 7 Car. & P. 145, 173 E.R. 64.
  15. [15] (1849), 4 Cox C.C. 55.
  16. [16] (1838), 8 Car. & P. 541, 173 E.R. 610.
  17. [17] (1852), 3 Car. & K. 319, 175 E.R. 571.
  18. [18] 16 Cox C.C. 306.
  19. [19] [1909] 1 K.B. 895.
  20. [20] [1935] A.C. 462.
  21. [21] (1950), 60 T.L.R. (Pt. 1) 735.
  22. [22] [1960] S.C.R. 871.
  23. [23] [1976] 2 All E.R. 142.
  24. [24] [1963] A.C. 349.
  25. [25] (1975), 60 Cr. App. R. 308.
  26. [26] (1962), 40 W.W.R. 663.
  27. [27] (1961), 34 C.R. 380.
  28. [28] (1972), 9 C.C.C. (2d) 101.
  29. [29] [1960] S.C.R. 871.
  30. [30] [1976] 2 All E.R. 142.
  31. [31] [1945] V.L.R. 281.
  32. [32] [1935] A.C. 462.
  33. [33] [1968] 4 C.C.C. 129.
  34. [34] (1972), 9 C.C.C. (2d) 101.
  35. [35] [1972] Crim. L.R. 222.
  36. [36] [1962] S.C.R. 746.
  37. [37] [1975] 2 All E.R. 347.

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