Andy Koczab Appellant v. Her Majesty The Queen, 2014 SCC 9
Opinion
SUPREME COURT OF CANADA Citation: R. v. Koczab , 2014 SCC 9, [2014] 1 S.C.R. 138 Date: 20140122 Docket: 35411 Between: Andy Koczab Appellant and Her Majesty The Queen Respondent Coram: McLachlin C.J. and Abella, Rothstein, Cromwell and Moldaver JJ. Reasons for Judgment: (para. 1) McLachlin C.J. (Abella, Rothstein, Cromwell and Moldaver JJ. concurring) R. v. Koczab , 2014 SCC 9, [2014] 1 S.C.R. 138 Andy Koczab Appellant v. Her Majesty The Queen Respondent Indexed as: R. v. Koczab 2014 SCC 9 File No.: 35411. 2014: January 22.
Present: McLachlin C.J. and Abella, Rothstein, Cromwell and Moldaver JJ. on appeal from the court of appeal for manitoba Constitutional law — Charter of rights — Right to be informed of offence charged — Right to counsel — Psychological detention — Trial judge did not err in finding accused psychologically detained and s. 10 Charter rights breached — Breach warranted that evidence be excluded — Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, ss. 10, 24(2) . APPEAL from a judgment of the Manitoba Court of Appeal (Chartier C.J.M. and Beard and Monnin JJ.A.), 2013 MBCA 43 , 294 Man.
R. (2d) 24, 581 W.A.C. 24, [2013] 11 W.W.R. 260, [2013] M.J. No. 160 (QL), 2013 CarswellMan 251, setting aside an acquittal entered by Schulman J., 2011 MBQB 70 , 264 Man. R. (2d) 53, 233 C.R.R. (2d) 193, [2011] M.J. No. 106 (QL), 2011 CarswellMan 140, and ordering a new trial. Appeal allowed.
Sheldon E. Pinx , Q.C. , and Katherine E. Smith , for the appellant. Kevin R. Wilson and Janna Hyman , for the respondent. The judgment of the Court was delivered orally by [ 1 ] The Chief Justice — The appeal is allowed for the reasons of Monnin J.A., dissenting in the Court of Appeal. Judgment accordingly. Solicitors for the appellant: Pinx & Co., Winnipeg. Solicitor for the respondent: Public Prosecution Service of Canada, Toronto and Winnipeg.
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