| R v Zora | |
|---|---|
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| Hearing: December 4, 2019 Judgment: June 18, 2020 | |
| Full case name | Her Majesty the Queen v Chaycen Michael Zora |
| Citations | 2020 SCC 14 |
| Docket No. | 38540 [1] |
| Prior history | Judgment for the Crown in the British Columbia Court of Appeal |
| Ruling | Appeal allowed |
| Holding | |
| Section 145(3) of the Criminal Code requires subjective mens rea | |
| Court membership | |
| Chief Justice | Richard Wagner |
| Puisne Justices | Rosalie Abella, Michael Moldaver, Andromache Karakatsanis, Suzanne Côté, Russell Brown, Malcolm Rowe, Sheilah Martin, Nicholas Kasirer |
| Reasons given | |
| Unanimous reasons by | Martin J |
| Laws applied | |
| Criminal Code s 145(3) [now ss 145(4) and 145(5)] | |
R v Zora, 2020 SCC 14 is a case in which the Supreme Court of Canada held unanimously that the offence of breaching bail conditions under the Criminal Code requires subjective mens rea.[2][3]
- ^ SCC Case Information - Docket 38540 Supreme Court of Canada
- ^ See Zora SCC. All justices of the Court agreed with the reasons of Martin J.
- ^ Shane, Caitlin (June 26, 2020). "Victory at the Supreme Court of Canada in R v Zora". Pivot Legal Society. Archived from the original on June 29, 2020. Retrieved June 29, 2020.
In our view, there is only one suitable standard to limit unreasonable punishment and to protect the fundamental Charter values of liberty and equality: A subjective standard that takes the into account individual circumstances of the accused person. The Court agreed.