Document Type
Commentary
Abstract
In Lucier v. The Queen, the Supreme Court of Canada unanimously held that a declaration against penal interest is inadmissible when that declaration is inculpatory of the accused. Although correct, the decision cannot be sup-ported on the basis of the Court's reasoning. The Court failed to discharge its duty to give good reasons for its decisions, a duty of particular importance fora court of final appeal. This comment explores the reasoning that the Supreme Court could have provided in Lucier, and uses the case to illustrate a more widespread shortcoming in the Court's approach to its appellate functions.
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Citation Information
Gold, Marc.
"Lucier v. the Queen."
Osgoode Hall Law Journal
21.1 (1983)
: 142-158.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.60082/2817-5069.1974
https://digitalcommons.osgoode.yorku.ca/ohlj/vol21/iss1/6