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R v Harbottle

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R v Harbottle
Supreme Court of Canada
Hearing: May 25, 1993
Judgment: September 30, 1993
Full case nameJames Harbottle v Her Majesty The Queen
Citations[1993] 3 SCR 306
Docket No.23037[1]
RulingHarbottle appeal dismissed
Court membership
Chief Justice: Antonio Lamer
Puisne Justices: Gérard La Forest, Claire L'Heureux-Dubé, John Sopinka, Charles Gonthier, Peter Cory, Beverley McLachlin, Frank Iacobucci, John C. Major
Reasons given
Unanimous reasons byCory J

R v Harbottle, [1993] 3 SCR 306 is a Canadian criminal law case decided by the Supreme Court of Canada on the standard of causation required in order for an accused to be convicted of first degree murder under section 231(5) (where the murder is subsequent to a predicate offence) of the Criminal Code. The Court held that the standard for this provision must be strict requiring a "substantial and integral cause". On the facts, the Court found that Harbottle's conduct in holding the victim's legs while she was strangled to death was sufficient to be a substantial and integral cause. This standard does not apply to all first degree murder, where the standard articulated in R v Nette[2] applies.

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  1. ^ SCC Case Information - Docket 23037 Supreme Court of Canada
  2. ^ 2001 SCC 78.
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