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Supreme Court of Canada

Select statement law cases dealing with issues such as voluntariness, detention, Charter, cautions

Prosko, 1922 - no statement by accused to person in authority admissible unless voluntary (Ibrahim) (pdf)Download
Boudreau, 1949 - reaffirmed Prosko (Ibrahim rule) to be followed when determining admissibility (pdf)Download
Prosper, 1994 - where detainee invokes 10(b) then changes mind, police must re-caution and hold off (pdf)Download
Oickle, 2000 - voluntariness/admissibility of statement determined contextually (four-part schema) (pdf)Download
Singh, 2007 - police not required to stop questioning accused who asserts right to silence (pdf)Download
Spencer, 2007 - effect of inducement on voluntariness determined contextually (pdf)Download
Wittwer, 2008 - previous inadmissible statement - warning required before subsequent statement (pdf)Download
LTH, 2008 - questioning of young persons by persons in authority, requirements for admissibility (pdf)Download
Grant, 2009 - detention - suspension of individual liberty by physical/psychological restraint (pdf)Download
Sinclair, 2010 - no right to counsel's presence during questioning, limited reconsult (pdf)Download
Taylor, 2014 - duty to inform detainee of RTC arises immediately on arrest/detention (pdf)Download
GTD, 2018 - invocation 10(b) obliges police to hold off questioning until detainee consults counsel (pdf)Download
Tessier, 2022 - absence of suspect caution prima facie evidence unfair denial of choice to speak (pdf)Download
LaFrance, 2022 - right to reconsult counsel where detainee didn't understand rights/legal advice (pdf)Download
Beaver, 2022 - police breached accused's Charter rights, made "fresh start" before confession (pdf)Download

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