Yee v. The Queen, [1979] 2 SCR 1012

Supreme Court of Canada

Yee v. The Queen, [1979] 2 S.C.R. 1012

Date: 1979-11-06

Shan Yee Appellant;

and

Her Majesty The Queen Respondent.

Ronald LeRoy Ross Appellant;

and

Her Majesty The Queen Respondent.

1979: November 6.

Present: Pigeon, Beetz, Estey, McIntyre and Chouinard JJ.

ON APPEAL FROM THE COURT OF APPEAL FOR SASKATCHEWAN

Criminal law—Tape recordings of intercepted private communications of accused—No requirement that transcript be certified by court stenographer—Purpose to acquaint accused with what is going to be tendered as evidence against them—Criminal Code, R.S.C. 1970, c. C-34, s. 178.16(4)(a) (as enacted by 1973-74, c. 50, s. 2).

APPEALS by the accused from a judgment of the Court of Appeal for Saskatchewan[1] reversing their acquittal on a charge that they along with others conspired to traffic in a narcotic, contrary to s. 4(1) of the Narcotic Control Act, R.S.C. 1970, c. N-1, and thereby committed an offence contrary to s. 423(1)(d) of the Criminal Code, R.S.C. 1970, c. C-34. Appeals dismissed.

M.R. Walker, for the appellants.

R. Fainstein and E.G. Ewaschuk, Q.C., for the respondent.

The judgment of the Court was delivered orally by

PIGEON J.—Having considered the argument submitted by counsel for the appellant in each case we find no error in the disposition made by the Court of Appeal.

The appeals are dismissed.

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Judgment accordingly.

Solicitor for the appellants: Michael R. Walker, Regina.

Solicitor for the respondent: Roger Tassé, Ottawa.