R. v. R.B.-C. — Court rejects fixed sentencing-delay ceiling but upholds reduced sentence
Case R. v. R.B.-C. Court Supreme Court of Canada (Canada) Date Decided September 11, 2026 Citation 2026 SCC 30 Topics
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Quebec (Attorney General) v. Denis — Supreme Court upholds 6-month mandatory minimum sentence for obtaining sexual services from minors
Case Quebec (Attorney General) v. Denis Court Supreme Court of Canada Date Decided July 10, 2026 Citation [2026] SCC 25
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McKee — Supreme Court orders disclosure of administratively expunged police misconduct records in criminal proceedings
Case Edmonton (Police Service) v. McKee Court Supreme Court of Canada Judge Katherine A. Martin (appointment info not available) Date
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R. v. Berg — SCC dismisses sexual assault appeal and limits trial use of R. v. J.J.R.D. credibility formula
Case Matthew Berg v. His Majesty The King Court Supreme Court of Canada (Canada) Judge Richard Wagner (in Council, 2012)
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R. v. Jacques-Taylor — Supreme Court of Canada allows Crown’s appeal, sets aside stay of proceedings, holds co-accused scheduling conflict was a discrete exceptional circumstance under the Jordan framework
Case His Majesty The King v. Elijah Jacques-Taylor Court Supreme Court of Canada (Canada) Date Decided May 29, 2026 Citation
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R. v. Vrbanic — SCC sets aside stay of proceedings, clarifies the Jordan case-complexity exception for s. 11(b) Charter claims
Case His Majesty The King in Right of Canada v. Robert Vrbanic and Sarah Josipovic Court Supreme Court of Canada
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R. v. Saddleback — SCC upholds new trial order, finding trial judge impermissibly relied on murder victim’s phone statement as hearsay
Case His Majesty The King v. Dylon Saddleback Court Supreme Court of Canada (Canada) Date Decided May 22, 2026 Citation
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R. v. Whitehawk — SCC unanimously dismisses criminal appeal, endorsing Saskatchewan Court of Appeal majority
Case Dillon Ricky Whitehawk v. His Majesty The King Court Supreme Court of Canada Date Decided May 21, 2026 Citation
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R. v. G.G. — Supreme Court of Canada dismisses appeal, upholds sexual assault conviction after trial judge wrongly required Crown to prove precise time of offence
Case R. v. G.G. Court Supreme Court of Canada (Canada) Date Decided April 24, 2026 Citation 2026 SCC 12 Topics
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R. v. Nguyen — SCC holds a stay of proceedings does not strip courts of forfeiture jurisdiction over criminally tainted property
Case His Majesty The King v. Thi Huyen Nguyen, Thi Hong Cun and Alexander Nguyen Court Supreme Court of Canada
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R. v. Singer — SCC allows Crown appeal, admits impaired-driving evidence despite Charter breach
Case His Majesty The King v. Wayne Lester Singer Court Supreme Court of Canada (Canada) Date Decided March 20, 2026
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R. v. Case — Supreme Court unanimously dismisses criminal appeal, adopting Ontario Court of Appeal majority reasons
Case R. v. Case (David Case and Celine Loyer v. His Majesty The King) Court Supreme Court of Canada (Canada)
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R. v. Fox — Supreme Court upholds exclusion of wiretap evidence obtained in breach of lawyer-client privilege protections
Case His Majesty The King v. Sharon Fox Court Supreme Court of Canada (Canada) Date Decided February 6, 2026 Citation
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R. v. Hussein — Supreme Court of Canada dismisses murder appeal, clarifies when prior convictions may be used to cross-examine an accused
Case R. v. Hussein Court Supreme Court of Canada (Canada) Date Decided January 23, 2026 Citation 2026 SCC 2 Topics
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R. v. B.B. — Supreme Court unanimously dismisses criminal appeal, adopting Ontario Court of Appeal majority reasons
Case R. v. B.B. Court Supreme Court of Canada (Canada) Date Decided January 22, 2026 Citation 2026 SCC 1 Topics
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R. v. Carignan — SCC holds warrantless arrests violating s. 495(2) are unlawful and can be challenged under the Charter in the accused’s own trial
Case His Majesty The King v. David Carignan Court Supreme Court of Canada (Canada) Date Decided December 12, 2025 Citation
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R. v. B.F. — Supreme Court of Canada restores attempted-murder conviction, ruling no “air of reality” to theory that victim self-administered insulin with suicidal intent
Case His Majesty The King v. B.F. Court Supreme Court of Canada (Canada) Date Decided December 5, 2025 Citation 2025
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Dorsey v. Canada (Attorney General) — Supreme Court expands habeas corpus to cover denied security reclassifications in federal prisons
Case Frank Dorsey and Ghassan Salah v. Attorney General of Canada Court Supreme Court of Canada (Canada) Judge Per Curiam
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R. v. W.W. — Supreme Court of Canada upholds conviction for transmitting sexually explicit material to a child, rejecting “flirtatious” characterization of grooming conduct
Case R. v. W.W. Court Supreme Court of Canada (Canada) Date Decided November 14, 2025 Citation 2025 SCC 37 Topics
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R. v. Wilson — SCC holds Good Samaritan overdose immunity bars arrest, not just prosecution, and upholds exclusion of firearms evidence
Case His Majesty The King v. Paul Eric Wilson Court Supreme Court of Canada (Canada) Date Decided October 24, 2025
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R. v. Underwood — Supreme Court of Canada upholds first degree murder conviction, finding trial judge applied wrong legal test for planning and deliberation
Case R. v. Underwood Court Supreme Court of Canada (Canada) Date Decided April 17, 2025 Citation 2025 SCC 14 Topics
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R. v. Donawa — Supreme Court of Canada unanimously upholds convictions, confirming handgun found with magazine and ammunition qualified as a “firearm” under the Criminal Code
Case R. v. Donawa Court Supreme Court of Canada (Canada) Date Decided March 26, 2025 Citation 2025 SCC 10 Topics
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R. v. Bilodeau — Supreme Court dismisses appeal, upholds manslaughter conviction of man whose son fatally shot two during road confrontation
Case R. v. Bilodeau Court Supreme Court of Canada (Canada) Date Decided February 19, 2025 Citation 2025 SCC 2 Topics
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R. v. Archambault — SCC upholds right to preliminary inquiry for accused charged before 2019 Criminal Code amendment
Case His Majesty The King v. Agénor Archambault and Gilles Grenier Court Supreme Court of Canada (Canada) Date Decided November