Supreme Court

Decision Information

R v Lafferty

Court Supreme Court
Date 1993-03-02
Other citations [1993] 4 W.W.R. 74 – [1993] N.W.T.R. 218 – 80 C.C.C. (3d) 150 (S.C.)
File numbers CR 01688
Judge(s) Vertes
Location Rae-Edzo
Cases and statutes considered Cases considered:
Frye v. United States, 293 F. 1013 (C.A.D.C., 1923)
R. v. Baptiste (July 15, 1991), (B.C.S.C.)
R. v. Beland, [1987] 2 S.C.R. 398
R. v. Bourguignon (January 14, 1991), (Ont. Gen. Div.)
R. v. Corbett, [1988] 1 S.C.R. 670
R. v. Doe (No. 2) (1986), 31 C.C.C. (3d) 353 (Ont. Dist. Ct.)
R. v. Johnston (1992), 69 C.C.C. (3d) 395 (Ont. Gen. Div.)
R. v. Parent (1988), 65 Alta L.R. (2d) 18 9Q.B.)
R. v. S. (S.), [1991] 2 S.C.R. 577
R. v. Terceira (September 30, 1992), (Ont. Gen. Div.)
United States v. Jakobetz, 747 F. Supp. 250 (1990), affirmed 955 F. 2d 782 (C.A. 2nd Circ., 1992)
Decision information:

Summary: Ruling as to the admissibility of "DNA typing" evidence
Abstract: Voir dire as to the admissibility of DNA typing or DNA profiling evidence
Decision: Evidence admissible
Subjects: Criminal law - Evidence - Identification - DNA evidence

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