R. v. DiGiuseppe (R.),

R. v. DiGiuseppe (R.), [2004] O.T.C. 789 (SC)

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Temp. Cite: [2004] O.T.C. TBEd. SE.025

Her Majesty the Queen (defendant) v. Riccardo DiGiuseppe (applicant)

(File Nos. 01/01311G; 02/02933G; 01/03770G)

Indexed As: R. v. DiGiuseppe (R.)

Court of Ontario

Superior Court of Justice

DiTomaso, J.

September 7, 2004.

Summary:

This headnote contains no summary.

Courts - Topic 691

Judges - Disqualification - Bias - Reasonable apprehension of bias - See paragraphs 79 to 88.

Criminal Law - Topic 5274.3

Evidence and witnesses - Interception of private communications (incl. video surveillance) - Application for - Affidavit - Examination or cross-examination of deponent - See paragraphs 1 to 78.

Criminal Law - Topic 7152

Extraordinary remedies - Prohibition - When available - See paragraphs 89 to 96.

Cases Noticed:

R. v. Colley (1991), 105 N.S.R.(2d) 178; 284 A.P.R. 178 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 21].

R. v. Brown (D.) (2003), 170 O.A.C. 131 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 21].

J.B.B. and C.B.B. v. J.A.B. et al. (1992), 113 N.S.R.(2d) 60; 309 A.P.R. 113 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 21].

R. v. Aucoin, [1979] 1 S.C.R. 554, refd to. [para. 21].

R. v. Paterson (D.) (2000), 132 O.A.C. 266 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 24].

R. v. Johnson, [1991] O.J. No. 481 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 24].

R. v. Felderhof (J.B.), [2002] O.T.C. 829 (Sup. Ct.), affd. (2003), 180 O.A.C. 288 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 24].

R. v. Garofoli et al., [1990] 2 S.C.R. 1421; 116 N.R. 241; 43 O.A.C. 1; 36 Q.A.C. 161; 60 C.C.C.(3d) 161; 80 C.R.(3d) 317; 50 C.R.R. 206, refd to. [para. 33].

R. v. Trang (D.) et al. (2003), 334 A.R. 122 (Q.B.), refd to. [para. 33].

R. v. Durette et al. (1992), 54 O.A.C. 81 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 36].

R. v. Kutynec (1992), 52 O.A.C. 59 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 36].

R. v. Araujo (A.) et al. (2000), 262 N.R. 346; 143 B.C.A.C. 257; 235 W.A.C. 257; 149 C.C.C.(3d) 449 (S.C.C.), refd to. [para. 48].

R. v. Lang (N.) and Lang (W.), [1997] O.T.C. Uned. 400 (Gen. Div.), refd to. [para. 51].

R. v. Silvini (A.) (1997), 96 O.A.C. 310 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 56].

R. v. Martin (R.T.) (2000), 132 O.A.C. 50 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 57].

Committee for Justice and Liberty Foundation et al. v. National Energy Board et al., [1978] 1 S.C.R. 369; 9 N.R. 115; 68 D.L.R.(3d) 716, refd to. [para. 80].

R. v. Bertram, [1989] O.J. No. 2123 (H.C.), refd to. [para. 83].

R. v. Arnold (R.), [2000] O.T.C. Uned. B88 (Sup. Ct.), affd. [2000] O.A.C. Uned. 241 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 83].

R. v. Johnston (1991), 47 O.A.C. 66; 64 C.C.C.(3d) 20 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 90].

R. v. Duvivier - see R. v. Johnston.

R. v. Villota (2002), 163 C.C.C.(3d) 507 (Ont. Sup. Ct.), refd to. [Appendix A].

R. v. Toronto Star Newspapers Ltd. et al. (2003), 178 O.A.C. 60; 67 O.R.(3d) 577 (C.A.), refd to. [Appendix A].

R. v. MacLean (1991), 106 N.S.R.(2d) 213; 288 A.P.R. 213 (C.A.), refd to. [Appendix A].

R. v. Penton (G.) (2000), 192 Nfld. & P.E.I.R. 72; 580 A.P.R. 72 (Nfld. T.D.), refd to. [Appendix A].

R. v. Keen, [1983] O.J. No 414 (Sup. Ct.), refd to. [Appendix A].

Downer v. R. (1977), 35 C.C.C.(2d) 198 (Ont. H.C.), refd to. [Appendix A].

R. v. Jenkins (E.) (1996), 10 O.T.C. 161; 108 C.C.C.(3d) 565 (Gen. Div.), refd to. [Appendix A].

R. v. Brooks, [1965] 1 C.C.C. 290 (Alta. S.C.), refd to. [Appendix A].

R. v. Bartlett (1950), 97 C.C.C. 100 (Ont. H.C.), refd to. [Appendix A].

R. v. Jahn (1982), 35 A.R. 583; 66 C.C.C.(2d) 307 (C.A.), refd to. [Appendix A].

R. v. Mohammed, [2000] O.J. No. 1058 (Sup. Ct.), refd to. [Appendix B].

R. v. Multitech Warehouse Direct (Ontario) Inc. (1989), 35 O.A.C. 349; 52 C.C.C.(3d) 175 (C.A.), refd to. [Appendix B].

R. v. Wholesale Travel Group Inc. and Chedore (1989), 35 O.A.C. 331; 52 C.C.C.(3d) 9 (C.A.), refd to. [Appendix B].

Anson and R., Re (1983), 4 C.C.C.(3d) 119 (B.C.C.A.), refd to. [Appendix B].

Bakemates International Inc., Re, [2002] O.J. No. 3569 (C.A.), refd to. [Appendix B].

Catholic Children's Aid Society of Toronto v. L.C. et al., [2002] O.T.C. 857 (Sup. Ct.), refd to. [Appendix B].

Osterbauer v. Ash Temple Ltd. (2003), 169 O.A.C. 301 (C.A.), refd to. [Appendix B].

R. v. Cook (D.) (1999), 93 O.T.C. 216 (Gen. Div.), refd to. [Appendix B].

R. v. Hossu (E.) et al. (2002), 162 O.A.C. 143 (C.A.), refd to. [Appendix B].

R. v. Kwandohor-Mensah, [2001] A.J. No. 449 (Q.B.), refd to. [Appendix B].

R. v. Maharaj (R.), [2001] O.T.C. 390 (Sup. Ct.), refd to. [Appendix B].

R. v. Ontario Corp. 844781 et al. (1996), 20 O.T.C. 213 (Gen. Div.), refd to. [Appendix B].

R. v. Turkiewicz et al. (1979), 26 O.R.(2d) 570 (C.A.), refd to. [Appendix B].

R. v. Massaroni, [2000] O.J. No. 4471 (Sup. Ct.), refd to. [Appendix B].

Bank of Nova Scotia v. R. (1983), 24 Sask.R. 308; 7 C.C.C.(3d) 165 (C.A.), refd to. [Appendix B].

R. v. Ertel, [1985] O.J. No. 524 (H.C.), refd to. [Appendix B].

R. v. Hamilton (M.A.) et al. (2004), 189 O.A.C. 90 (C.A.), refd to. [Appendix B].

Counsel:

Peter DeFreitas and Joseph Markson, for the Crown;

Morris Manning, Q.C., for the applicant.

This application was heard at Newmarket, Ontario, on July 20, 2004, before DiTomaso, J., of the Ontario Superior Court, who released the following decision on September 7, 2004.

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