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Revision as of 10:51, 13 January 2019
General Principles
The "reasonable person test" is standard to be applied when considering a number of offences:
- Uttering Threats (Offence)
- Dangerous Operation of a Motor Vehicle (Offence)
- Robbery (Offence)
- Reasonable Apprehension of Bias
- Exclusion of Evidence Under Section 24(2) of the Charter
- Grounds for Release
A reasonable person is one who is:
- "reasonable, informed, practical and realistic" who "consider the matter in some detail"[1]
- the person is not a "very sensitive or scrupulous" person, but is "right-minded"[2]
- dispassionate and fully apprised of the case[3]
- ↑ R v RDS, 1997 CanLII 324 (SCC), [1997] 3 SCR 484 (S.C.C), per Cory J
- ↑
RDS, ibid.
- ↑
R v Collins, 1987 CanLII 84 (SCC), [1987] 1 SCR 265 (S.C.C.), per Lamer J, at p. 282
R v Burlingham, 1995 CanLII 88 (SCC), [1995] 2 SCR 206 (S.C.C), per Iacobucci J, at para 71
Context-Based Reasonableness
There is a difference between "contextualizing" an objective standard and individualizing the standard to suit the accused.[1]
Diminished Intelligence
A diminished level of intelligence or diminished mental capacity can be taking into account in "the application of the reasonableness standard in criminal cases".[2]
- ↑
R v Tran, 2010 SCC 58 (CanLII), per Charron J at para 35
- ↑ R v Richter, 2014 BCCA 244 (CanLII), per Willcock JA, at para 43
See Also
- Exclusion of Evidence Under Section 24(2) of the Charter - requiring consideration of the "reasonable person"
- Aggravating and Mitigating Factors#Prohibited Factors - much of sentencing is guided by the judge looking at the offence from a reasonable person perspective