R v S (RD)
Supreme Court of Canada case / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
R v S (RD), [1997] 3 SCR 484 is a leading Supreme Court of Canada decision on establishing the rules for determining reasonable apprehension of bias in the court system by judges, and establishing limits to the application of social context in judging. The case was argued by Burnley "Rocky" Jones of Halifax, Nova Scotia.
Quick Facts R v S (RD), Hearing: March 10, 1997 Judgment: September 26, 1997 ...
R v S (RD) | |
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Hearing: March 10, 1997 Judgment: September 26, 1997 | |
Full case name | RDS v Her Majesty The Queen |
Citations | [1997] 3 SCR 484 161 NSR (2d) 241 |
Docket No. | 25063 [1] |
Prior history | Judgment for the Crown in the Court of Appeal for Nova Scotia. |
Ruling | The appeal should be allowed. |
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 | Cory J, joined by Iacobucci J |
Concurrence | Gonthier J, joined by La Forest J |
Concurrence | L'Heureux-Dubé and McLachlin JJ |
Dissent | Major J, joined by Lamer CJ and Sopinka J |
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