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Miller et al. v. The Queen

[1977] 2 SCR 680 Court SCC Decision date 1976-10-05 English

PartiesJohn Harvey Miller and Vincent John Roger Cockriell Appellants·Her Majesty The Queen Respondent

Counsel (8)
T. L. Robertson, for the appellant, John Harvey Miller,
J. Wood and J. B. Clarke, for the appellant, Vincent John Roger Cockriell.
F. J. Rowan and H. Foster, for the respondent.
E. L. Greenspan, for the intervenant, Canadian Civil Liberties Association.
W. G. Burke-Robertson, Q.C., for the interve­nant, Attorney General of Newfoundland.
Solicitors for the appellant, John Harvey Miller: Rankin, Robertson & Co., Vancouver.
Solicitors for the appellant, Vincent John Roger Cockriell: Deverell, Harrop & Co., Vancouver.
Solicitors for the respondent: Rowan & Cram, 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 and de Grandpré JJ. was delivered by

[1975] 6 W.W.R. I, 63 D.L.R. (3d) 193, 33 C.R.N.S. 129, 24 C.C.C. (2d) 401.

Footnotes

  1. [1] [1975] 6 W.W.R. I, 63 D.L.R. (3d) 193, 33 C.R.N.S. 129, 24 C.C.C. (2d) 401.
  2. [2] [1972] S.C.R. 926.
  3. [3] [1972] S.C.R. 889.
  4. [4] [1970] S.C.R. 282.
  5. [5] [1975] 2 S.C.R. 574.
  6. [6] [1974] S.C.R. 1349.
  7. [7] [1975] S.C.R. 693.
  8. [8] [1976] 1 S.C.R. 170.
  9. [9] [1972] S.C.R. 889.
  10. [10] [1966] 1 All E.R. 633.
  11. [11] (1972), 408 U.S. 238.
  12. [12] (1976), 44 U.S. LW 5230.
  13. [13] (1976), 44 U.S. LW 5267.
  14. [14] (1976), 44 U.S. LW 5262.
  15. [15] (1976), 44 U.S. LW 5281.
  16. [16] [1975] 1 S.C.R. 693.
  17. [17] (1972), 408 U.S. 238.
  18. [18] [1941] 1 W.W.R. 112.
  19. [19] [1964] S.C.R. 358.
  20. [20] [1966] 1 O.R. 683.
  21. [21] [1927] S.C.R. 633.
  22. [22] Since reported 30 C.C.C. (2d) 97.

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