LAWS 2302 Chapter Notes - Chapter 7.1: Assault Causing Bodily Harm
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R v paquette: during the course of a robbery, an innocent bystander was killed by a bullet from a rifle fired by. Clermont to carry out the robbery: the appellant did not himself commit the offence of robbery or murder. He was not present when the murder occurred: the appellant could only be considered to be a party to the murder on the basis of the application of section 21, appeal allowed. Since it cannot be said that this error necessarily had no impact on the jury"s verdict, there should be a new trial: appeal allowed; new trial ordered. R v ruzic: appeal by the crown from a judgement dismissing a crown appeal from a conviction on a charge of importing narcotics. 17 in order to raise the common law defence of duress that in her mind did not incorporate the requirements of immediacy and presence: the appellant"s submissions cannot be accepted.
