R. v. Murphy, 2013 SCC 21, [2013] 2 SCR 178

SUPREME COURT OF CANADA

Between:

Matthew James Murphy

Appellant

and

Her Majesty The Queen

Respondent

Coram: LeBel, Fish, Rothstein, Cromwell and Moldaver JJ.

R. v. Murphy, 2013 SCC 21, [2013] 2 S.C.R. 178

Matthew James Murphy                                                                                 Appellant

v.

Her Majesty The Queen                                                                               Respondent

Indexed as:  R. v. Murphy

2013 SCC 21

File No.:  34980.

2013:  April 16.

Present:  LeBel, Fish, Rothstein, Cromwell and Moldaver JJ.

on appeal from the court of appeal for nova scotia

                    Criminal law — Reasonable verdicts — Accused convicted of conspiracy to commit murder and attempted murder — Sufficient evidence to support trial judge’s conclusions — Verdicts entered by trial judge reasonable.

                    APPEAL from a judgment of the Nova Scotia Court of Appeal (MacDonald C.J.N.S. and Saunders and Beveridge JJ.A.), 2012 NSCA 92, 320 N.S.R. (2d) 355, 291 C.C.C. (3d) 471, [2012] N.S.J. No. 472 (QL), 2012 CarswellNS 641, upholding the accused’s convictions for conspiracy to commit murder and attempted murder.  Appeal dismissed.

                    Roger A. Burrill, for the appellant.

                    William D. Delaney, Q.C., and Timothy S. O’Leary, for the respondent.

                    The judgment of the Court was delivered orally by

[1]                              LeBel J. — We all agree with the majority of the Nova Scotia Court of Appeal that the verdict was not unreasonable. The appeal is dismissed.

                    Judgment accordingly.

                    Solicitor for the appellant:  Nova Scotia Legal Aid, Halifax.

                    Solicitor for the respondent:  Public Prosecution Service of Nova Scotia, Halifax.