Judgments

619 judgments

• R. v. Cope

  October 9, 2026 · 2026 SCC 32 · Docket 41431

  Appeal dismissed

  The Supreme Court dismisses the Crown’s appeal and upholds the sentence of three years’ imprisonment, less remand credit, followed by two years of probation, holding that the sentencing judge failed to adequately consider the offender’s mental illness and the Indigenous sentencing-circle process.

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• Sinclair-Desgagné v. Canada (Chief Electoral Officer)

  September 18, 2026 · 2026 SCC 31 · Docket 42076

  Appeal allowed

  By a 6–3 majority, the Supreme Court allows the appeal, finds that a serious administrative error by Elections Canada prevented a special ballot from being counted, and annuls the federal election held in Terrebonne on April 28, 2025, without costs.

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• R. v. R.B.-C.

  September 11, 2026 · 2026 SCC 30 · Docket 41677

  Appeal dismissed

  The Supreme Court of Canada holds that post-verdict sentencing delay must be assessed under the “markedly longer” test, without a presumptive ceiling, and that a sentence reduction will ordinarily be the appropriate remedy for a breach of s. 11(b) of the Charter.

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