The Important Canadian Cases

Question 1

R v. Hubbert (1975)

Answer 1

• impartiality of jurors
• questioned if jurors could really be impartial (ex. if they are all racist)
• court, for the first time, recognizes the right to question the impartiality of the jurors

Question 2

R v. Sophonow (1986)

Answer 2

• problems with eyewitness evidence collected by police

- murder case was overturned due to flaws in the eyewitness testimony

Question 3

R v. Lavalee (1990)

Answer 3

• established guidelines for when and how expert testimony should be used in cases involving battered women syndrome
• BWS is admissible in some cases for murder

Question 4

R v. Levogiannis (1993)

Answer 4

Children are allowed to testify in court behind one-way screens that prevent them from seeing the accused

Question 5

R v. Mohan (1994)

Answer 5

• established when expert testimony is admissible in court
• Went to the supreme court, who made the guidelines
• the case involved pedophile who brought a psychologist who said he wasn’t a pedophile

Question 6

R v. Oickle (2000)

Answer 6

put guidelines on police interrogation techniques