| R v Turpin | |
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| Hearing: June 16, 1988 Judgment: May 4, 1989 | |
| Full case name | Sharon Turpin and Latif Siddiqui v Her Majesty The Queen |
| Citations | [1989] 1 S.C.R. 1296 |
| Ruling | Accused appeal dismissed |
| Court membership | |
| Chief Justice: Brian Dickson Puisne Justices: Jean Beetz, William McIntyre, Antonio Lamer, Bertha Wilson, Gerald Le Dain, Gérard La Forest, Claire L'Heureux-Dubé, John Sopinka | |
| Reasons given | |
| Unanimous reasons by | Wilson J. |
| Le Dain, McIntyre and Sopinka JJ. took no part in the consideration or decision of the case. | |
R v Turpin, [1989] 1 S.C.R. 1296 is a constitutional case of the Supreme Court of Canada on the right to trial by jury. The Court held that the requirement for a murder trial to be conducted in front of a judge and jury did not violate the right to trial by jury under s 11(f) of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, nor the equality guarantee under s 15 of the Charter.