R v Singh [2007] 3 S.C.R. 405, is a leading decision of the Supreme Court of Canada on the constitutional right to silence and the common law confessions rule.[2][3]
| R v Singh | |
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| Hearing: May 23, 2007 Judgment: November 1, 2007 | |
| Full case name | Jagrup Singh v Her Majesty the Queen |
| Citations | [2007] 3 S.C.R. 405; 285 DLR (4th) 583; 369 NR 1; [2008] 1 WWR 191; 73 BCLR (4th) 1; 225 CCC (3d) 103; 51 CR (6th) 199; 249 BCAC 1; 163 CRR (2d) 280; 75 WCB (2d) 420; EYB 2007-125351; JE 2007-2037; [2007] SCJ No 48 (QL) |
| Docket No. | 31558[1] |
| Prior history | J |
| Court membership | |
| Chief Justice: Beverley McLachlin Puisne Justices: Michel Bastarache, Ian Binnie, Louis LeBel, Marie Deschamps, Morris Fish, Rosalie Abella, Louise Charron, Marshall Rothstein | |
| Reasons given | |
| Majority | Charron J., joined by McLachlin, Bastarache, Rothstein and Deschamps JJ. |
| Dissent | Fish J., joined by Abella, Lebel, and Binnie JJ. |
References
edit- ^ SCC Case Information - Docket 31558 Supreme Court of Canada
- ^ Ross, Rebecca (2007-11-01). "R v Singh: Addressing the Divide between the Section 7 Right to Silence and the Common Law Confessions Rule". TheCourt.ca. Retrieved 2024-06-05.
- ^ 2007 SCC 48
External links
edit- Full text of Supreme Court of Canada decision available at LexUM and CanLII
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