R v DeSousa
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R v DeSousa [1992] 2 S.C.R. 944, is the Supreme Court of Canada case where the Court determined the Constitutionally required level for mens rea for the charge of "unlawfully causing bodily harm". The case is one of a series of cases including R. v. Hundal and R. v. Creighton where the Court reduced the requirement for culpability for a number of crimes.
Quick Facts R v DeSousa, Hearing: December 13, 1991 Judgment: September 24, 1992 ...
R v DeSousa | |
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Hearing: December 13, 1991 Judgment: September 24, 1992 | |
Full case name | Joao (John) DeSousa v. Her Majesty The Queen |
Citations | [1992] 2 S.C.R. 944, 9 O.R. (3d) 544, 95 D.L.R. (4th) 595, 76 C.C.C. (3d) 124, 11 C.R.R. (2d) 193, 15 C.R. (4th) 66, 56 O.A.C. 109 |
Docket No. | 22231 [1] |
Court membership | |
Chief Justice: Antonio Lamer Puisne Justices: Gérard La Forest, Claire L'Heureux-Dubé, John Sopinka, Charles Gonthier, Peter Cory, Beverley McLachlin, William Stevenson, Frank Iacobucci | |
Reasons given | |
Unanimous reasons by | Sopinka J. |
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