R. v. Gillespie, [1988] 2 SCR 653

r. v. gillespie, [1988] 2 S.C.R. 653

Kenneth Wayne Gillespie                                                                 Appellant

v.

Her Majesty The Queen                                                                   Respondent

indexed as: r. v. gillespie

File No.: 20617.

1988: December 14.

Present: McIntyre, Lamer, Wilson, L'Heureux‑Dubé and Sopinka JJ.

on appeal from the court of appeal for british columbia

                   Criminal law ‑‑ Sexual assault ‑‑ Defence of honest but mistaken belief as to consent to sexual intercourse ‑‑ Failure of trial judge to direct jury to this defence ‑‑ Appeal dismissed.

                   APPEAL from a judgment of the British Columbia Court of Appeal dismissing an appeal from conviction by Cashman Co. Ct. J. Appeal dismissed.

                   Bruce Laughton, for the appellant.

                   Elizabeth Bennett, for the respondent.

                   The judgment of the Court was delivered orally by

1.                       McIntyre J.‑‑The appeal is dismissed.

2.                       Judgment accordingly.

           Solicitors for the appellant: Rankin & Company, Vancouver.

           Solicitor for the respondent: The Ministry of the Attorney General of British Columbia, Vancouver.