Supreme Court of Canada Decisions: R. v. Ouellet, R. v. Vrbanic, R. v. DeSutter, R. v. B.F.

The Supreme Court of Canada released the following decision on 2025-12-03:

R. v. Ouellet, 2025 SCC 40 [link to case]

Case in Brief

  • The Supreme Court of Canada upholds an order for a new trial for a man charged with sexual assault.

The Supreme Court of Canada released the following decision on 2025-12-04:

R. v. Vrbanic, neutral citation to follow [link to case]

Case in Brief not available.

The Supreme Court of Canada released the following decision on 2025-12-05:

R. v. DeSutter, 2025 SCC 42 [link to case]

Case in Brief

  • The Supreme Court of Canada sets aside a person’s acquittals for sexual exploitation and orders a new trial.

The Supreme Court of Canada released the following decision on 2025-12-05:

R. v. B.F., 2025 SCC 41 [link to case]

Case in Brief

  • The Supreme Court of Canada says that juries should only be asked to consider a theory if it is realistically supported by the evidence.