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* "An admission stands in the place of and renders unnecessary testimony or exhibits to prove what has been admitted.  Jurors are to take what is admitted as proven fact and consider the facts admitted, along with the rest of the evidence in deciding the case."<ref>
* "An admission stands in the place of and renders unnecessary testimony or exhibits to prove what has been admitted.  Jurors are to take what is admitted as proven fact and consider the facts admitted, along with the rest of the evidence in deciding the case."<ref>
''R v Brookfield Gardens Inc.'', [http://canlii.ca/t/hq5mk 2018 PECA 2] (CanLII){{perPEICA|Murphy JA}}{{atL|hq5mk|25}}
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===Race===
===Race===
* "Thinking about your own beliefs, would your ability to judge the evidence in this case without bias, prejudice or partiality, be affected by the fact that [accused] is black?"<ref>
* "Thinking about your own beliefs, would your ability to judge the evidence in this case without bias, prejudice or partiality, be affected by the fact that [accused] is black?"<ref>
''R v McKenzie'', [http://canlii.ca/t/hs7r3 2018 ONSC 2764] (CanLII){{perONSC|Campbell J}}{{atL|hs7r3|25}}
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==Unsavoury (Vetrovec) Witnesses==
==Unsavoury (Vetrovec) Witnesses==
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''R v Bailey'', [http://canlii.ca/t/gs9bb 2016 ONCA 516] (CanLII)
{{CanLIIRP|Bailey|gs9bb|2016 ONCA 516 (CanLII)|339 CCC (3d) 463}}


''R v Ballantyne'', [http://canlii.ca/t/gwvgr 2017 MBCA 4] (CanLII)
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''R v Boone'', [http://canlii.ca/t/gp0k1 2016 ONCA 227] (CanLII){{perONCA|Brown JA}}
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''R v Bradshaw'', SCC
''R v Bradshaw'', SCC
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''R v Greenwood'', [http://canlii.ca/t/g8vr5 2014 NSCA 80] (CanLII)
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''R v Jones-Solomon'', [http://canlii.ca/t/glc9p 2015 ONCA 654] (CanLII)
{{CanLIIRP|Jones-Solomon|glc9p|2015 ONCA 654 (CanLII)|329 CCC (3d) 191}}{{perONCA|Brown JA}}


Keeping NLCA
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===Murder===
===Murder===
* On the issue of intent, the Judge must instruct the jury to "consider all of the evidence" when deciding the issue of intent.<ref>
* On the issue of intent, the Judge must instruct the jury to "consider all of the evidence" when deciding the issue of intent.<ref>
''R v Pruden (DJ)'', [http://canlii.ca/t/frpwm 2012 MBCA 62] (CanLII){{perMBCA|Steele JA}}{{atL|frpwm|4}} </ref>
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* Inferences on intent "inference that may be rebutted by evidence of intoxication".<Ref>
* Inferences on intent "inference that may be rebutted by evidence of intoxication."<Ref>
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Latest revision as of 14:13, 7 September 2024

Introduction

See also: Established Areas of Jury Instruction

The following contains quotations of instructions that were endorsed or considered by appellate courts as being sufficient under certain circumstances. There are also outlines that enumerate types of instructions.

There are four types of instructions: 1) selection instructions 2) introductory/preliminary 3) mid-trial instructions and 4) final

Example Types

Evidence

Admissions

See also: Admissions
  • "An admission stands in the place of and renders unnecessary testimony or exhibits to prove what has been admitted. Jurors are to take what is admitted as proven fact and consider the facts admitted, along with the rest of the evidence in deciding the case."[1]
  1. R v Brookfield Gardens Inc, 2018 PECA 2 (CanLII), per Murphy JA, at para 25

Circumstantial Evidence

Expert Evidence

Selection

Challenge for Cause

See also: Challenge for Cause

Race

  • "Thinking about your own beliefs, would your ability to judge the evidence in this case without bias, prejudice or partiality, be affected by the fact that [accused] is black?"[1]

Unsavoury (Vetrovec) Witnesses

See also: Disreputable and Unsavoury Witnesses

Offences

Murder

  • On the issue of intent, the Judge must instruct the jury to "consider all of the evidence" when deciding the issue of intent.[1]
  • Inferences on intent "inference that may be rebutted by evidence of intoxication."[2]
  1. R v Pruden (DJ), 2012 MBCA 62 (CanLII), 280 Man R (2d) 207, per Steele JA, at para 4
  2. Pruden, ibid., at para 6

Defences


See Also