R v Park
Supreme Court of Canada case / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
R v Park [1995] 2 S.C.R. 836, is a Supreme Court of Canada case dealing with the mistaken belief defence – i.e. that the accused had an honest but mistaken belief that he had consent to engage in sexual relations with the complainant – and the role of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms in relation to sexual assault.
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Quick Facts R v Park, Hearing: December 7, 1994 Judgment: June 22, 1995 ...
R v Park | |
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Hearing: December 7, 1994 Judgment: June 22, 1995 | |
Full case name | Her Majesty The Queen v Darryl Gordon Park |
Citations | [1995] 2 S.C.R. 836 |
Docket No. | 23876 [1] |
Prior history | Judgment for the defendant in the Court of Appeal for Alberta. |
Ruling | Crown's appeal allowed, conviction restored. |
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 | L'Heureux‑Dubé J. |
Concurrence | Lamer C.J., joined by La Forest, Gonthier, Cory and McLachlin JJ. |
Concurrence | Sopinka J. |
Concurrence | Iacobucci J., joined by Cory and Major JJ. |
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