Statements (53)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
legal case
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| gptkbp:caseOutcome |
overturned conviction
new trial ordered defendant's conviction overturned new_trial_ordered_for_Smith. |
| gptkbp:caseTypes |
appeal case
31780 |
| gptkbp:citedBy |
2006 SCC 24
|
| gptkbp:consequences |
affects future self-defense claims
|
| gptkbp:court |
gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_Canada
December 15, 2006 self-defense justified in this case found self-defense was applicable self-defense was valid |
| gptkbp:decidedBy |
2006-12-15
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| gptkbp:historicalEvent |
appealed from lower court
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
R v. Smith (2006)
|
| gptkbp:impact |
influenced_Canadian_criminal_law
|
| gptkbp:involved |
R._(Crown)_and_Smith_(Defendant)
|
| gptkbp:isConsidered |
testimony of the defendant
|
| gptkbp:judges |
none
majority opinion based on necessity of self-defense retrial ordered for defendant reviewed_by_Supreme_Court |
| gptkbp:judgingCriteria |
gptkb:Justice_LeBel
|
| gptkbp:jurisdiction |
gptkb:Canada
|
| gptkbp:keyIssues |
self-defense
|
| gptkbp:keyPeople |
unanimous decision
|
| gptkbp:legal_representation |
examined self-defense criteria
|
| gptkbp:legalStatus |
criminal law
defense attorney retrial ordered reasonable belief in imminent harm influenced future rulings shaped self-defense laws important for criminal law interpretation self-defense standards clarified self-defense was claimed Canadian_criminal_justice_system Canadian_law_on_self-defense |
| gptkbp:notableFeature |
analyzed by legal scholars
important for legal practitioners self-defense in criminal law involved a stabbing incident used in law schools for education important for legal standards |
| gptkbp:outcome |
appeal allowed
|
| gptkbp:precedent |
self-defense cases
self-defense justification |
| gptkbp:relatedPatent |
gptkb:R_v._McIntosh
affects future self-defense cases |
| gptkbp:significance |
clarified self-defense standards
|