SUPREME COURT OF CANADA Citation: R. v. Murphy, 2013 SCC 21, [2013] 2 S.C.R. 178 Date: 20130416 Docket: 34980 Between: Matthew James Murphy Appellant and Her Majesty The Queen Respondent Coram: LeBel, Fish, Rothstein, Cromwell and Moldaver JJ. Reasons for Judgment: (para. 1) LeBel J. (Fish, Rothstein, Cromwell and Moldaver JJ. concurring) R. v. Murphy, 2013 SCC 21, [2013] 2 S.C.R. 178 Matthew James Murphy Appellant v. Her Majesty The Queen Respondent Indexed as: R. v . Murphy 2013 SCC 21 File No.: 34980. 2013: April 16.

Present: LeBel, Fish, Rothstein, Cromwell and Moldaver JJ. on appeal from the court of appeal for nova scotia Criminal law — Reasonable verdicts — Accused convicted of conspiracy to commit murder and attempted murder —

Sufficient evidence to support trial judge’s conclusions — Verdicts entered by trial judge reasonable. APPEAL from a judgment of the Nova Scotia Court of Appeal (MacDonald C.J.N.S. and Saunders and Beveridge JJ.A.), 2012 NSCA 92 , 320 N.S.R. (2d) 355, 291 C.C.C. (3d) 471, [2012] N.S.J. No. 472 (QL), 2012 CarswellNS 641, upholding the accused’s convictions for conspiracy to commit murder and attempted murder. Appeal dismissed. Roger A. Burrill , for the appellant. William D. Delaney , Q.C. , and Timothy S. O’Leary , for the respondent.

T he judgment of the Court was delivered orally by [ 1 ] LeBel J. — We all agree with the majority of the Nova Scotia Court of Appeal that the verdict was not unreasonable. The appeal is dismissed. Judgment accordingly. Solicitor for the appellant: Nova Scotia Legal Aid, Halifax. Solicitor for the respondent : Public Prosecution Service of Nova Scotia, Halifax.