| R v Lavallee | |
|---|---|
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| Hearing: October 31, 1989 Judgment: May 3, 1990 | |
| Full case name | Angelique Lyn Lavallee v Her Majesty The Queen |
| Citations | [1990] 1 S.C.R. 852 |
| Docket No. | 21022 [1] |
| Prior history | On appeal from Court of Appeal for Manitoba |
| Ruling | Lavallee appeal allowed |
| Court membership | |
| Chief Justice: Brian Dickson Puisne Justices: Antonio Lamer, Bertha Wilson, Gérard La Forest, Claire L'Heureux-Dubé, John Sopinka, Charles Gonthier, Peter Cory, Beverley McLachlin | |
| Reasons given | |
| Majority | Wilson, joined by Dickson, Lamer, L'Heureux-Dubé, Gonthier and McLachlin |
| Concurrence | Sopinka |
| La Forest and Cory took no part in the consideration or decision of the case. | |
R v Lavallee, [1990] 1 S.C.R. 852 is a leading Supreme Court of Canada case on the legal recognition of battered woman syndrome.[2][3] The judgment, written by Justice Bertha Wilson, is generally considered one of her most famous.[4] The court held in favour of allowing battered woman syndrome to explain how the mental conditions for self-defence were present in this case, and Lavallee's acquittal was restored.[5]
- ^ SCC Case Information - Docket 21022 Supreme Court of Canada
- ^ Morris, Christopher and Marilyn Pilon (5 November 1992). "The Battered Wife Defence: The Lavallee Case". Government of Canada Publications. Retrieved 4 September 2024.
- ^ Shaffer, Martha (1990). "R. v. Lavallee: A Review Essay" (PDF). Ottawa Law Review. 22 (3): 607–624.
- ^ "Bertha Wilson". The Gruber Foundation. Retrieved 4 September 2024.
- ^ "Supreme Court Judgments: R. v. Lavallee, [1990] 1 S.C.R. 852". Supreme Court of Canada. 3 May 1990. Retrieved 4 September 2024.