List of Frequently Cited Criminal Authorities

Updated as of September 2022

Parties do not need to reproduce the full version of the authorities on the following list in the paper copy of the books of authorities. When a party relies on one of the following authorities in the factum, the party should only include a copy of the headnote and the passage relied on in the book of authorities.

The authorities are listed chronologically by subject matter.

Burden of Proof/Reasonable Doubt

• R. v. W.(D.), [1991] 1 S.C.R. 742
• R. v. C.L.Y., 2008 SCC 2, [2008] 1 S.C.R. 5
• R. v. J.H.S., 2008 SCC 30, [2008] 2 S.C.R. 152
• R. v. J.M.H., 2011 SCC 45, [2011] 3 S.C.R. 197

Certiorari/Directed Verdict/ Preliminary Inquiries

• R. v. Charemski, [1998] 1 S.C.R. 679
• R. v. Russell, 2001 SCC 53, [2001] 2 S.C.R. 804
• R. v. Arcuri, 2001 SCC 54, [2001] 2 S.C.R. 828
• R. v. Deschamplain, 2004 SCC 76, [2004] 3 S.C.R. 601
• R. v. Sazant, 2004 SCC 77, [2004] 3 S.C.R. 635
• R. v. Papadopoulos (2005) 196 O.A.C. 335 (C.A.)
• R. v. Hawley, 2012 ONCA 528, 295 O.A.C. 85

Charge to Jury

• R. v. Jacquard, [1997] 1 S.C.R. 314
• R. v. Daley, 2007 SCC 53, [2007] 3 S.C.R. 523

Charter

(i) Section 1 – Reasonable Limits

• R. v. Oakes, [1986] 1 S.C.R. 103

(ii) Section 7 – Life, Liberty and Security of the Person

• Canada (Attorney General) v. Bedford, 2013 SCC 72, [2013] 3 S.C.R. 1101

(iii) Section 8 – Search and Seizure

• Hunter et al. v. Southam Inc., [1984] 2 S.C.R. 145

(iv) Section 10(b) – Right to Counsel – Detention

• R. v. Suberu, 2009 SCC 33, [2009] 2 S.C.R. 460

(v) Section 11(b) – Unreasonable Delay

• R. v. Morin, [1992] 1 S.C.R. 771
• R. v. Schertzer, 2009 ONCA 742, 248 C.C.C. (3d) 270
• R. v. Jordan, 2016 SCC 27, [2016] 1 S.C.R. 631

(vi) Section 11(d) – Fair Trial

• R. v. Richard, [1996] 3 S.C.R. 525

(vii) Section 11(h) – Rule Against Multiple Convictions

• Kienapple v. R., [1975] 1 S.C.R. 729

(viii) Section 12 – Cruel and Unusual Punishment

• R. v. Nur, 2015 SCC 15, [2015] 1 S.C.R. 773

(ix) Section 24(2) – Exclusion of Evidence

• R. v. Collins, [1987] 1 S.C.R. 265
• R. v. Grant, 2009 SCC 32, [2009] 2 S.C.R. 353
• R. v. Harrison, 2009 SCC 34, [2009] 2 S.C.R. 494
• R. v. Cole, 2012 SCC 53, [2012] 3 S.C.R. 34

Defences – Air of Reality Threshold

• R. v. Cinous, 2002 SCC 29, [2002] 2 S.C.R. 3

Disclosure and Third Party Records

• R. v. Stinchcombe, [1991] 3 S.C.R. 326
• R. v. O’Connor, [1995] 4 S.C.R. 411
• R. v. McNeil, 2009 SCC 3, [2009] 1 S.C.R. 66
• R. v. Quesnelle, 2014 SCC 46, [2014] 2 S.C.R. 390

Extradition

• United States of America v. Ferras; United States of America v. Latty, 2006 SCC 33, [2006] 2 S.C.R. 77
• United States of America v. Thomlison, 2007 ONCA 42, 216 C.C.C. (3d) 97
• United States of America v. Anderson, 2007 ONCA 84, 218 C.C.C. (3d) 225
• United States of America v. Anekwu, 2009 SCC 41, [2009] 3 S.C.R. 3

Evidence

(i) Confessions

• R. v. Oickle, 2000 SCC 38, [2000] 2 S.C.R. 3

(ii) Cross-Examination on Prior Criminal Record

• R. v. Corbett, [1988] 1 S.C.R. 670

(iii) Fresh Evidence

• Palmer v. The Queen, [1980] 1 S.C.R. 759
• R. v. Dixon, [1998] 1 S.C.R. 244
• R. v. Taillefer; R. v. Duguay, 2003 SCC 70, [2003] 3 S.C.R. 307
• Truscott (Re), 2007 ONCA 575, 225 C.C.C. (3d) 321

(iv) Hearsay and the Principled Exception

• R. v. Khan, [1990] 2 S.C.R. 531
• R. v. B.(K.G.), [1993] 1 S.C.R. 740
• R. v. Starr, 2000 SCC 40, [2000] 2 S.C.R. 144
• R. v. Khelawon, 2006 SCC 57, [2006] 2 S.C.R. 787
• R. v. Bradshaw, 2017 SCC 35, [2017] 1 S.C.R. 865

(v) Similar Fact Evidence

• R. v. Handy, 2002 SCC 56, [2002] 2 S.C.R. 908
• R. v. Trochym, 2007 SCC 6, [2007] 1 S.C.R. 239

(vi) Unsavoury Witnesses

• Vetrovec v. The Queen, [1982] 1 S.C.R. 811

(vii) Circumstantial Evidence

• R. v. Villaroman, 2016 SCC 33, [2016] 1 S.C.R. 1000

Fraud

• R. v. Théroux, [1993] 2 S.C.R. 5

Guilty Pleas

• R. v. T.(R.) (1992), 10 O.R. (3d) 514 (C.A.)

Ineffective Assistance of Trial Counsel

• R. v. Joanisse (1995), 102 C.C.C. (3d) 35 (Ont. C.A.)
• R. v. G.D.B., 2000 SCC 22, [2000] 1 S.C.R. 520
• R. v. Archer (2005), 202 C.C.C. (3d) 60 (Ont. C.A.)

Leave to Appeal – Summary Conviction

• R. v. R.R., 2008 ONCA 497, 234 C.C.C. (3d) 463

Leave to Appeal – Provincial Offences

• Ontario (Labour) v. Enbridge Gas Distribution Inc., 2011 ONCA 13, 328 D.L.R. (4th) 343
• R. v. Hicks, 2014 ONCA 756

Ministerial Decisions

• United States of America. v. Cotroni; United States of America v. El Zein, [1989] 1 S.C.R. 1469
• United States. v. Burns, 2001 SCC 7, [2001] 1 S.C.R. 283
• Lake v. Canada (Minister of Justice), 2008 SCC 23, [2008] 1 S.C.R. 761
• Canada (Justice) v. Fischbacher, 2009 SCC 46, [2009] 3 S.C.R. 170

Misapprehension of Evidence

• R. v. Morrissey (1995), 22 O.R. (3d) 514 (C.A.)
• R. v. Sinclair, 2011 SCC 40, [2011] 3 S.C.R. 3

Ontario Review Board

• Winko v. British Columbia (Forensic Psychiatric Institute), [1999] 2 S.C.R. 625.
• R. v. Owen, 2003 SCC 33, [2003] 1 S.C.R. 779.
• Penetanguishene Mental Health Centre v. Ontario (Attorney General), 2004 SCC 20, [2004] 1 S.C.R. 498 [“Tulikorpi”].
• Pinet v. St. Thomas Psychiatric Hospital, 2004 SCC 21, [2004] 1 S.C.R. 528.
• Mazzei v. British Columbia (Director of Adult Forensic Psychiatric Services), 2006 SCC 7, [2006] 1 S.C.R. 326.
• Canada (Minister of Citizenship and Immigration) v. Vavilov, 2019 SCC 65, [2019] 4 S.C.R. 653.

Reasonable Doubt

• R. v. Lifchus, [1997] 3 S.C.R. 320

Self-Defence

• R. v. Pintar (1996), 30 O.R. (3d) 483 (C.A.)

Self-Represented Accused

• R. v. Jamieson (1981), 64 C.C.C. (2d) 550 (Ont. C.A.)
• R. v. McGibbon (1988), 45 C.C.C. (3d) 334 (Ont. C.A)
• R. v. Ul-Rashid, 2014 ONCA 896, 70 M.V.R. (6th) 181

Sentencing

(i) Aboriginal Offenders

• R. v. Gladue, [1999] 1 S.C.R. 688
• R. v. Ipeelee, 2012 SCC 13, [2012] S.C.R. 433

(ii) Appellate Review

• R. v. Shropshire, [1995] 4 S.C.R. 227
• R. v. M. (C.A.), [1996] 1 S.C.R. 500
• R. v. Rezaie (1996), 31 O.R. (3d) 713 (C.A.)
• R. v. Lacasse, 2015 SCC 64, [2015] 3 S.C.R. 1089

(iii) Conditional Sentences

• R. v. Proulx, 2000 SCC 5, [2000] 1 S.C.R. 61

(iv) Fresh Evidence

• R. v. Lévesque, 2000 SCC 47, [2000] 2 S.C.R. 487
• R. v. Sipos, 2014 SCC 47, [2014] 2 S.C.R. 423

(v) Credit for Pre-Sentence Custody

• R. v. Summers, 2014 SCC 26, [2014] 1 S.C.R. 575

Standard of Review on Findings of Fact

• Housen v. Nikolaisen, 2002 SCC 33, [2002] 2 S.C.R. 235

Statutory Interpretation

• Bell ExpressVu Limited Partnership v. Rex, 2002 SCC 42, [2002] 2 S.C.R. 559

Reasons for Judgment

• R. v. Sheppard, 2002 SCC 26, [2002] 1 S.C.R. 869
• R. v. Braich, 2002 SCC 27, [2002] 1 S.C.R. 903
• R. v. Dinardo, 2008 SCC 24, [2008] 1 S.C.R. 788
• R. v. R.E.M., 2008 SCC 51, [2008] 3 S.C.R. 3

Unreasonable Verdict

• R. v. Yebes, [1987] 2 S.C.R. 168
• R. v. Biniaris, 2000 SCC 15, [2000] 1 S.C.R. 381
• R. v. Beaudry, 2007 SCC 5, [2007] 1 S.C.R. 190
• R. v. Sinclair, 2011 SCC 40, [2011] 3 S.C.R. 3