Supreme Court

Decision Information

R v Yalahow

Court Supreme Court
Date 1998-04-27
File numbers CR 03591
Judge(s) Vertes
Location Yellowknife
Cases and statutes considered Cases considered:
Committee for Justice and Liberty v. Canada (National Energy Board) (1978) 1 S.C.R. 369

Statutes considered:
Criminal Code, R.S.C. 1985, c. C-46, s. 145(3)
Criminal Code, R.S.C. 1985, c. C-46, s. 326(1)(b)
Decision information:

Summary: Accused was scheduled for an application to attack the validity of a shearch warrant which had been issued against him -- Trial judge who had issued the warrant was to hear the application -- Accused argued that there was a reasonable apprehension of bias on the part of the judge
Decision: Order issued prohibiting the continuation of the proceedings before the scheduled trial judge
Subjects: Judges and courts - Disqualification of judges - Bias

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