CRIMINAL LAW Alan Brudner VOLUME I FACULTY OF LAW UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO These materials are reproduced solely for the use of students in the Faculty of Law, University of Toronto 2002-2003 CRIMINAL LAW Alan Brudner VOLUME I FACULTY OF LAW UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO These materials are reproduced solely for the use of students in the Faculty of Law, University of Toronto 2002-2003 Digitized by the Internet Archive in 2018 with funding from University of Toronto https://archive.org/details/criminallaw01 brud TABLE OF CONTENTS (Volume I) Chapter One: The Aims of Punishment Bentham, Principles of Morals and Legislation .1 C.S. Lewis, “The Humanitarian Theory of Punishment”.5 Hegel, Philosophy of Right...9 Chapter Two: The Principle of Legality Shaw V. Director of Public Prosecutions.15 R. V. Nova Scotia Pharmaceutical Society.22 Chapter Three: The Presumption of Innocence Woolmington v. D.P.P.30 R. V. Oakes.. 35 R. V. Whyte......42 Downey v. The Queen.49 Chapter Four: Actus Reus R. V. Corner.59 A) Voluntariness Rex V. Larsonneur.63 Hill V. Baxter. 64 B) Omissions A Penal Code Prepared by the Indian Law Commissioners.66 People V. Beardsley.68 The Queen v. Instan.71 Fagan v. Commissioner of Metropolitan Police.74 Commonwealth v. Cali.77 R. V. Miller.78 LRCC, Working Paper #46, Omissions.80 i C) Causation R. V. Winning.84 Commonwealth v. Moyer.84 The Queen v. Jordan.87 R. V. Smith. 89 People V. LeM'is.91 Pagett V. The Queen.93 Morris and Howard. Studies in Criminal Law.95 The American Law Institute's Model Penal Code.95 R. V. Cheshire.96 R. V. Smithers.101 R. V. Blaue.102 R. V. Cribbin.105 Chapter Five: Inchoate Crimes 1. Attempts A) Intent Lajoie v. The Queen. 113 R. V. Ancio. 117 B) Actus Reus The Kingv. Robinson.123 The King V. Barker. 127 R. V. Cline.131 R. V. Sorrell and Bondett.135 Deutsch V. The Queen.140 LRCC Draft Criminal Code.144 C) The Relevance of Impossibility R. V. Scott.146 R. V. Smith (Roger).147 R. V. Shivpuri.153 USA V. Dynar.159 II II. Counselling R. V. McLeod et al.178 R. Gordon and Gordon 179 V. . LRCC Draft Criminal Code.180 Chapter Six: Mens Rea R. City of Sank Ste. Marie 182 V. . Barbara Wooton, Crime and the Criminal Law.182 H.L.A. Hart, Punishment and Responsibility.186 A) Intention and Motive Lewis The Queen.190 V. R. Steane 195 V. . Dunbar v. The King.198 Paquette v. The Queen. 199 R. Hibbert...202 V. B) Recklessness R. Caldwell.216 V. R. Tutton and Tutton.219 V. R. Himdal 231 V. . Brenda M. Baker, “Mens Rea & Negligence”.238 American Law Institute’s Model Penal Code.242 Chapter Seven: Departures from Mens Rea A) Constructive Murder Bums and Reid, “From Felony Murder to Accomplice Felony Attempted Murder”.244 R. Vaillancourt 246 V. . The Law Reform Commission of Canada Working Paper 33, Homicide.257 LRCC Draft Criminal Code.260 R. Martineau.262 V. B) Foreseeability of Harm R. DeSousa.275 V. R. Creighton.283 V. C) Strict and Absolute Liability Morris and Howard. “Strict Responsibility”.307 Rex V. Ping Yuen.310 Beover v. The Queen.313 The Queen w Pierce Fisheries Ltd..317 R. V. Cit\' of Sault Ste. Marie.324 Reference Re: Section 94(2) of the Motor Vehicle Act.330 Wholesale Travel Group Inc. r. The Queen.336 Chapter Eight: Parties to Offences R. V. Kulbacki.364 R. V. Salajko.365 Dunlop and Sylvester v. The Queen.366 R. V. Bainbridge.372 R. V. Logan et al.374 LRCC Draft Criminal Code.381 Chapter Nine: Vicarious and Corporate Liability A) Vicarious Liability Allen V. Whitehead.383 R. V. Hcnvinda Taverns Ltd..384 B) Corporate Liability R. V. Fane Robinson Ltd..387 R. V. Andrews Weatherfoil Ltd..391 R. V. Waterloo Mercuiy Sales Ltd..393 Canadian Dredge and Dock Co. Ltd. et al. v*. The Queen.394 LRCC Draft Criminal Code.399 IV