Cases on evidence

12 Pages·1994·0.39 MB·English

by  Mewett, Alan W., 1930-

Cases on Evidence
(1993-94 Edition)
Volume I
pages 1-650
Selected by Alan W. Mewett
These materials are intended for use in the
Evidence Course of Professor Mewett in the
Faculty of Law at the University of Toronto

BORA LAS'KIN LAW LIBRARY
UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO
Cases on Evidence
(1993-94 Edition)
Volume I
pages 1-650
Selected by Alan W. Mewett
These materials are intended for use in the
Evidence Course of Professor Mewett in the
Faculty of Law at the University of Toronto
Digitized by the Internet Archive
in 2018 with funding from
University of Toronto
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Statutes Page No.
Charter of Rights 1
Canada Evidence Act 3
Evidence Act of Ontario 17
1. Introduction
R. v. Pappajohn (1980), 14 C.R. (3d) 243 33
Morin v. R. (1989), 44 C.C.C. (3d) 193 38
Cloutier v. R. (1980), 48 C.C.C. (2d) 1 59
Morris v. R. (1984), 36, 36 C.R. (3d) 1 65
see Seaboyer at p. 395
Competence. Compellability and Oaths
see ss. 3 and 4 Canada Evidence Act
Gosselin v. R. (1907), 7 C.C.C. 139 78
McConnell and Beer v. R., [1968] S.C.R. 802 82
R. v. Vezeau, [1977] 2 S.C.R. 277 86
R. v. McLaughlin (1974), 24 C.R.N.S. 362 89
Hoskyn v. Metropolitan Police Commissioner 93
R. v. Salituro (1991), 68 CCC (3) 289 95
R. v. Duvivier (1990) 111
R. v. Walsh (1979), 45 C.C.C. (2d) 199 118
Toohey v. M.P.C., [1965] A.C. 595 123
R. v. Khan, [1990] 2 S.C.R. 531 127
Sankey v. The King (1927), 48 C.C.C. 97 147
R. v. Budin (1981), 58 C.C.C. (2d) 352
(Ont. C.A.) 149
Kendall v. R., [1962] S.C.R. 469 151
3. Refreshing Memory
Mclnroy and Rouse v. R. (1978), 5 C.R.
(3d) 125 153
R. v. Davey (1969), 6 C.R.N.S. 288 157
4. Expert Evidence
Wilband v. R„ [1967] 2 C.C.C. 6 161
R. v. Rosik (1971), 13 C.R.N.S. 129 163
R. v. Abbey (1982), 43 N.R. 30 173
Beland v. R. (1988), 60 C.R. (3d) 1 (S.C.C.) 181
Lavallee v. R.(1990), 55 C.C.C. (3d) 97 198
R. v. Speid (1988), 42 C.C.C. (3d) 12 222
5. (a) Enhancing Credibility
R. v. Clark (1984), 40 C.R. (3d) 183 236
R. v. Kyselka, [1962] O.W.N. 164 243
Corke v. Corke and Cooke, [1958] 1 All E.R. 224 245
R. v. H.(D.) (1990), 56 C.C.C. (3d) 343 248
R. v. B.(G.) (1990), 56 C.C.C. (3d) 200 251
R. v. R.(S.) (1992), 15 C.R. 102 255
(b) Prior Statements. Consistent/Inconsistent
R. v. Fraser (1990), 55 C.C.C. (3d) 557 263
Welstead v. Brown, [1952] 1 S.C.R. 3 270
R. v. Rozich (1980), 10 C.R. (3d) 364 273
R. v. Giraldi (1975), 28 C.C.C. (2d) 248 277
Deacon v. R„ [1947] S.C.R. 531 281
Mclnroy & Rouse v. R., [1979] 1 S.C.R. 588 283
Wawanesa v. Hanes, [1961] O.R. 495 289
R. v. Milgaard (1971), 14 C.R.N.S. 34 293
R. v. B.(K.G.) (1993), 79 C.C.C. (3d) 257 299
R. v. Kuldip (1991) 331
(c) Prior Convictions
s. 666 Criminal Code 340
R. v. St. Pierre (1974), 17 C.C.C. (2d) 485 341
Morris v. R. (1979), 43 C.C.C. (2d) 129 344
Corbett v. R. (1988), 41 C.C.C. (3d) 385 356
(d) Prior Sexual Conduct
ss. 276 & 277 Criminal Code (since been amended) 394
R. v. Seaboyer (1991), 83 D.L.R. (4d) 193 395
s. 276 (amended) Criminal Code 412
(e) Psychiatric Evidence to Attack
R. v. French (1978), 37 C.C.C. (2d) 201 414
(f) Accused Attacking Own Credibility
R. v. Dietrich (1970), 11 C.R.N.S. 129 419
(g) Hypnosis
R. v. K. (1979), 47 C.C.C. (2d) 436 425
6. Character
R. v. McNamara (1981) 56 C.C.C. (2d) 193 431
R. v. Taylor (1982), 35 O.R. (2d)
738 (Ont. C.A.) 439
R. v. Glynn (1971), 15 C.R.N.S. 343 441
R. v. Lupien (1970), 9 C.R. 165 442
R. v. Lowery, [1973] 3 W.L.R. 235 447
R. v. McMillan (1975), 29 C.R.N.S. 191 452
R. v. Robertson (1975), 29 C.R.N.S. 141 457
R. v. Mohan (1992), 13 C.R. (4d) 292 460
7. Similar Fact Evidence
ss. 354, 356, 359, 360 Criminal Code 466
Makin v. The Attorney General for New South
Wales [1894] A.C. 57 467
R. v. Smith (1916), 11 Cr. Ap. Rep. 229 470
Sweitzer v. R. (1982), 68 C.C.C. (2d) 193 471
Director of Public Prosecutions v. Boardman,
[1975] A.C. 421 475
Leblanc v. The Queen (1975), 29 C.C.C. (2d) 97 479
R. v. Straffen, [1952] 2 Q.B. 911 484
R. v. B.(C.R.) (1990), 76 C.R. (3d) 1 487
R. v. Scopelliti (1982), 63 C.C.C. (2d) 481 507
8. Hearsay
(i) General
Myers v. D.P.P., [1965] A.C. 1001 514
Ares v. Venner, [1970] S.C.R. 608 519
Subramaniam v. P.P., [1956] 1 W.L.R. 965 521
Wright v. Tatham (1837), 112 E.R. 488 523
R. v. Wysochan (1930), 54 C.C.C. 172 526
Wildman v. R. (1984), 14 C.C.C. (3d) 321 528
Ratten v. R., [1972] A.C. 378 538
R. v. Smith (1972), 75 C.C.C. (3d) 257 542
R. v. McKinnon 1989 70 C.R. (3d) 9 556
R. v. Chow (1991) (Alta. Ct. of Queen’s Bench) 562
R. v. Chow (1991) (Alta. C.A.) 569
(ii) Res Gestae
see Ratten (supra) at p. 538
Bedingfield (1879), 14 Cox C.C. 341 570
Gilbert (1907), 38 S.C.R. 284 572
R. v. Risby (1977), 32 C.C.C. (2d) 242 575
R. v. Keeler (1978), 36 C.C.C. (2d) 8 576
R. v. Clark (1983), 35 C.R. (3d) 357 579
(iii) Statements Against Interest
Donnelly v. U.S. (1913), 228 U.S. 243 595
R. v. O’Brien (1977), 35 C.C.C. (2d) 209 597
R. v. Pelletier (1978), 38 C.C.C. (2d) 515 600
Lucier v. R. (1982), 65 C.C.C. (2d) 150 602
(iv) Statements bv Children
see Kahn (supra) at p. 127
R. v. Aguilar (1992), 77 C.C.C. (3d) 462 604
R. v. A.(S.) (1993), 76 C.C.C. (3d) 522 611
(iv) Prior Proceedings
s. 715 Criminal Code 615
Walkerton v. Erdman (1894), 23 S.C.R. 352 616
Hollington v. Hewthorn (1943), 1 K.B. 587 619
(v) Bodily and Mental Condition
Youlden v. London Guarantee & Accident Co.
(1912), 260 L.R. 75 624
Mutual Life v. Hillmon (1892), 145 U.S. 285 626
R. v. Wainwright (1875), 13 Cox C.C. 171 628
R. v. Thomson, [1912] 3 K.B. 19 629
Home v. Corbeil, [1955] 4 D.L.R. 750 630
R. v. Blastland [1986] A.C. 41 632
R. v. P.(R.) (1990), 58 C.C.C. (3d) 334 641
9. Confessions and Pre-Trial Statements
(i) General
Piche v. The Queen (1971), S.C.R. 23 651
(ii) Common Law
(a) Voluntariness
R. v. Rothman (1981), 35 N.R. 485 654
Ibrahim v. R., [1941] A.C. 599 667
Horvath v. R. (1979), 44 C.C.C. (2d) 385 670
Ward v. R. (1979), 7 C.R. (3d) 153 679
(b) Voir Dire
Powell v. R. (1976), 33 C.R.N.S. 323 681
Erven v. R. (1979), 6 C.R. (3d) 97 683
(c) Questions re Truth
R. v. De Clerq, [1968] S.C.R. 902 694
R. v. Wong Kam-Ming, [1979] 2 W.L.R. 81 798
(d) Confirmed by Subsequent Fact
R. v. St. Lawrence (1949), 93 C.C.C. 376 703
R. v. Wray (1970), 11 C.R.N.S. 235 706
(e) Use of Voir Dire Evidence
R. v. Gauthier (1975) 714
R. v. Magdish, Bennett & Sweet (1978 41 C.C.C.
(2d) 392 717
R. v. Brophy (1981), 2 All E.R. 705 718
Dubois v. R. (1986), 22 C.C.C. (3d) 513 721
(f) Silence
R. v. Eden, [1970] 3 C.C.C. 280 740
R. v. Sweeney (No. 2) (1977), 35 C.C.C.
(2d) 245 742
R. v. Sayegh (No. 3) (1982), 69 C.C.C. (2d) 84 746
(g) Consciousness of Guilt and Lies
R. v. Burdick (1975) 27 C.C.C. (2d) 497 748
Sparrow v. R. (1979), 12 C.R. (3d) 158 751
R. v. Levy (1991), 62 C.C.C. (3d) 97 754
(iii) Charter
(a) Right to Counsel
Clarkson v. R. (1986), 50 C.R. (3d) 289 759
R. v. Manninen (1987), 34 C.C.C. (3d) 385 766
R. v. Brvdges (1990), 53 C.C.C. (3d) 330 772
R v. Strachan (1988), 67 C.R. (3d) 87 786
R. v. Leclair (1989), 67 C.R. (3d) 209 804
R. v. Broyles (1991), 9 C.R. (4d) 1 813
(b) Jailhouse Confessions
see Rothman (supra) at p.654
R. v. Emile (1988), 42 C.C.C. (3d) 408 827
R. v. Logan et al. (1989), 43 C.C.C. (3d) 567 842
R. v. Hebert (1990), 77 C.R. (3d) 145 872
R. v. Duarte (1990), 53 C.C.C. (3d) 1 904
10. Admissions
Yorkton v. Morley (1967), 66 D.L.R. (2d) 37 919
Strand Electric Ltd. [1969] 2 C.C.C. 264 921
11. Privilege
see Dubois (supra) at p. 721
Slavutych v. Baker (1977), 38 C.R.N.S. 306 923
Shenton v. Tyler [1939] 1 Ch. 620 928
Rumping v. Director of Public Prosecutions 930
R. v. St-Jean (1976), 34 C.R.N.S. 932
R. v. Jean and Piesinger, 7 C.R. (3d) 333;
(1980) 16 C.R. (3d) 193 934
Lloyd and Lloyd v. R., 64 C.C.C.(2d) 169 937
Reference re Legislative Privilege (1978),
39 C.C.C. (2d) 222 939
Solicitor General v. Royal Commission (1982),
62 C.C.C. (3d) 513 943
R. v. Gruenke 947
R. v. Meuckon (1990) 967