Supreme Court

Decision Information

R v Whalen

Court Supreme Court
Date 2001-08-15
Neutral citation 2001 NWTSC 63
File numbers S-1-CR-20000000054
Judge(s) Schuler
Location Yellowknife
Cases and statutes considered Cases considered:
R. v. Gratton (1985), 18 C.C.C. (3d) 462 (Ont. C.A.), leave to appeal to the S.C.C. refused
R. v. Chartrand, [1994] 2 S.C.R. 864
R. v. Velauthan (1997), 117 C.C.C. (3d) 477 (Ont. C.A.)
R. v. Holzer (1988), 63 C.R. (3d) 301 (Alta. Q.B.)
R. v. Naglik, [1993] 3 S.C.R. 122, 83 C.C.C. (3d) 526
R. v. Sillipp (1997), 120 C.C.C. (3d) 384 (Alta. C.A.), leave to appeal to the S.C.C. denied
R. v. Cook (1960), 127 C.C.C. 287 (Alta. C.A.)
R. v. Gauthier (1975), 27 C.C.C. (2d) 14 (S.C.C.)
R. v. Camara, [1997] B.C.J. No. 2832 (S.C.)
Beaulieu et al. v. H.M.T.Q. 2001 N.W.T.S.C. 46

Statutes considered:
Criminal Code, s. 215(2)(a)(ii)
Criminal Code, s. 215(1)
Criminal Code, s. 686(1)(b)(iv)
Criminal Code, s. 218
Child and Family Services Act, S.N.W.T. 1997, c. 13, s. 89(d)
Decision information:

Decision: Appeal allowed, the conviction is quashed and a verdict of acquittal will be entered
Subjects: Criminal law - Kidnapping and related offences - Forcible confinement or seizure
Family law - Children - Parent and child

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