Supreme Court

Decision Information

R v Lee

Court Supreme Court
Date 1998-08-04
File numbers CR 03482
Judge(s) Vertes
Publication ban Ban on publication of complainant / witness pursuant to section 486 of the Criminal Code
Location Yellowknife
Cases and statutes considered Cases considered:
R. v. Braithwaite (1993), 1 WLR 385
Kienapple

Statutes considered:
Criminal Code, RSC 1985, c. C-46, s. 151
Criminal Code, RSC 1985, c. C-46, s. 163.1(2)
Criminal Code, RSC 1985, c. C-46, s. 163.1(4)
Criminal Code, RSC 1985, c. C-46, s. 212(4)
Criminal Code, RSC 1985, c. C-46, s. 271
Narcotic Control Act, RSC 1985, c. N-1, s. 4(1)
Decision information:

Summary: Accused was charged with 23 offences, all of them relating in some way to alleged sexual activity with underage girls. Court emphasized the guiding rule in determining the guilt of an Accused: has the evidence proven that guilt beyond a reasonable doubt - Cases should not be decided on the basis of hearsay, suspicion, characterization or stereotyping - Convictions were entered on three charges of procuring - three charges of possession of child pornography - one charge of making child pornography - All other charges dismissed.
Decision: Court finds accused guilty on count 6, count 9, count 10, count 17, count 19, count 20, count 21, and count 22. Count 19 is judicially stayed
Subjects: Criminal law - Sexual offences - Sexual assault
Criminal law - Obscenity

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