NCR
Is the New NCR Defense Law Too Little, Too Late?
Murder in Shoppers Drug Mart An apparently random stabbing amid the hustle and bustle of Christmas shoppers and downtown professionals stunned the City of Toronto. Rosemarie Junor was making a quick midday stop at a Shoppers Drug Mart when she was brutally attacked by an unknown assailant who left a grave knife wound through her […]
R v Campione: Nature of "Moral Wrongness" for NCR Defences Affirmed at ONCA
In R v Campione, 2015 ONCA 67 [Campione], the Ontario Court of Appeal ("ONCA") affirmed its earlier understanding and formulation of the concept of "moral wrongness" as it relates to NCR defences. The appeal provided the Court an opportunity to clarify the nature of a specific inquiry under section 16(1) of the Criminal Code, RSC 1985, c C-46, and […]
With Divided Medical Evidence in NCR Case, ONCA is Deferent to Jury: R v Downs
The not criminally responsible ("NCR") regime is currently the subject of media and public scrutiny, with the proposed reforms of Bill C-14 (formerly C-54; Not Criminally Responsible Reform Act) in the Senate. In the recent decision of R v Downs, 2014 ONCA 20 [Downs], the Ontario Court of Appeal ("ONCA") reviewed a case in which an […]
Li: Mental Disorders and Criminal Responsibility
The verdict in the horrific Greyhound bus slaying case is expected today. The trial ended yesterday with both the Crown and the Defense seeking that the accused, Vince Li, be found not criminally responsible by reason of mental disorder.