R. v. Blake, 2004 SCC 69, [2004] 3 SCR 503

R. v. Blake, [2004] 3 S.C.R. 503, 2004 SCC 69

Her Majesty The Queen                                                                                  Appellant

v.

Randolph Blake                                                                                             Respondent

Indexed as:  R. v. Blake

Neutral citation:  2004 SCC 69.

File No.:  30098.

2004:  October 15; 2004:  October 29.

Present:  McLachlin C.J. and Major, Bastarache, Binnie, LeBel, Deschamps and Fish JJ.

on appeal from the court of appeal for ontario

Criminal law — Evidence — Similar fact evidence — Admissibility — Sexual offences.

Cases Cited

Referred to:  R. v. Handy, [2002] 2 S.C.R. 908, 2002 SCC 56.

APPEAL from a judgment of the Ontario Court of Appeal (2003), 68 O.R. (3d) 75 (sub nom. R. v. B. (R.)), 181 C.C.C. (3d) 169, 179 O.A.C. 137, [2003] O.J. No. 4589 (QL), quashing the accused’s conviction for sexual offences and ordering a new trial.  Appeal dismissed.

Shelley Hallett, for the appellant.

Nicholas A. Xynnis, for the respondent.

The following is the judgment delivered by

1                                   The Court — As the majority judgment of the Ontario Court of Appeal points out, the trial judge did not have the benefit of this Court’s reasons in R. v. Handy, [2002] 2 S.C.R. 908, 2002 SCC 56.  The Court is in agreement with the judgment of the majority of the Court of Appeal: (2003), 68 O.R. (3d) 75.  The appeal is dismissed and the order for a new trial confirmed.

Appeal dismissed.

Solicitor for the appellant:  Ministry of the Attorney General of Ontario, Toronto.

Solicitor for the respondent:  Nicholas A. Xynnis, Toronto.