R v Creighton
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R v Creighton, [1993] 3 S.C.R. 3 is a case from the Supreme Court of Canada where the Court found that the standard for criminal liability for some offences can be lowered and not offend the Charter. This case marked the last in a series of cases, beginning with R. v. Tutton, discussing the use of an objective standard for determining mens rea in criminal offences.
Quick Facts R v Creighton, Hearing: February 3, 1993 Judgment: September 9, 1993 ...
R v Creighton | |
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Hearing: February 3, 1993 Judgment: September 9, 1993 | |
Full case name | Her Majesty the Queen v. Marc Creighton |
Citations | [1993] 3 S.C.R. 3 |
Docket No. | 22593 [1] |
Prior history | judgment for crown (Court of Appeal for Ontario) |
Ruling | Appeal was dismissed. |
Holding | |
The mens rea for unlawful act manslaughter requires "objective foreseeability of the risk of bodily harm" | |
Court membership | |
Chief Justice: Antonio Lamer Puisne Justices: Gérard La Forest, Claire L'Heureux-Dubé, John Sopinka, Charles Gonthier, Peter Cory, Beverley McLachlin, Frank Iacobucci, John C. Major | |
Reasons given | |
Majority | McLachlin J., joined by La Forest, L'Heureux-Dubé, Gonthier, and Cory JJ. |
Dissent | Lamer CJ., joined by Sopinka, Iacobucci, and Major JJ. |
Laws applied | |
R. v. DeSousa, [1992] 2 S.C.R. 944 |
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