The David Asper Centre for Constitutional Rights

Proceedings in Criminal and Penal Matters

s.11 – Proceedings in Criminal and Penal Matters

s.11(b) – Trial within a Reasonable Time

• Pearlman v. Manitoba Law Society Judicial Committee, [1991] 2 S.C.R. 869 (Law Society Act providing for awarding of costs against lawyer found guilty of professional misconduct)

s.11(d) – Presumption of Innocence

• R. v. Oakes, [1986] 1 S.C.R. 103 (reverse onus clause)
• R. v. Wholesale Travel Group Inc., [1991] 3 S.C.R. 154 (strict liability – reverse onus provisions)

s.11(f) – Right to the Benefit of Trial by Jury

• R. v. Turpin, [1989] 1 S.C.R. 1296 (accused requesting trial by judge alone)