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Duke v R
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Duke v R [1972] S.C.R. 917 was a decision by the Supreme Court of Canada on the Canadian Bill of Rights, concerning the right of an accused to make full answer and defence to a criminal charge.
Quick Facts Duke v R, Hearing: March 7–8, 1972 Judgment: June 29, 1972 ...
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Hearing: March 7–8, 1972 Judgment: June 29, 1972 | |
Full case name | George Clinton Duke and Her Majesty The Queen |
Citations | [1972] S.C.R. 917; 1972 CanLII 2 (S.C.C.) |
Prior history | Judgment for the Crown in the Court of Appeal for Ontario |
Holding | |
The denial of the Crown to grant access to evidence to the accused does not violate the right to a fair trial if it is in accordance with the law; fundamental justice under the Canadian Bill of Rights is the same as natural justice. | |
Court membership | |
Chief Justice: Gérald Fauteux Puisne Justices: Douglas Abbott, Ronald Martland, Wilfred Judson, Roland Ritchie, Emmett Hall, Wishart Spence, Louis-Philippe Pigeon, Bora Laskin | |
Reasons given | |
Majority | Fauteux C.J., joined by Abbott, Martland, Judson, Ritchie, Hall, and Pigeon JJ. |
Concurrence | Laskin J., joined by Spence J. |
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