CANADIAN JUMOR

CRIMINAL CASES

ANNOTATED

A Series of Reports of Important Decisions in Criminal and Quasi-
Criminal Cases in Canada under the Laws of the Dominion
and of the provinces thereof, with special reference to
Decisions under the Criminal Code of Canada,

1906, in all the Provinces; with Annotations,

a Table of Cases Cited and a Digest
of the Principal Matters.

EDITED BY

W. J. TREMEEAR,

OF THE TORONTO BAR

VOL. XIV

TORONTO, CANADA:

CANADA LAW BOOK COMPANY, LTD.

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Copyright (Canada) 1909, by The Canada Law Book Company, Ltd.

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CASES REPORTED, VOL. XIV.

ANDERSON AND KINRADE, RE.

(ONT.)

Coroner-Local jurisdiction only-Warrant to appre-
hend witness-Invalid outside of territorial limits-
Statutory duty in Ontario to subpoena witnesses as
Crown directs-Warrant not judicial but ministerial
only-Certiorari not granted-Compelling re-attend-
ance of witness for further examination-R.S.O. 1897,
ch. 97, sec. 5-Cr. Code (1906) secs. 667, 677, 940.

AYER, R. v.

(ONT.)

Liquor laws-Sale to minor apparently under age or
known so to be by the accused-Information-Defect in
stating offence merely as sale to minor-Amendment
permitted after time limit for fresh information-
Power to substitute other offence distinguished-On-
tario Liquor License Act, R.S.O. (1897) ch. 245, and 5
Edw. VII. ch. 30-Cr. Code (1906) secs. 724, 1142.

BARRETT, R. v.

(SASK.)

as

Murder-Shooting-Evidence of deliberate act
opposed to defendant's claim of accident-Want of evi-
dence to reduce offence to manslaughter-Instruction to
jury-Withdrawing question of manslaughter-New
trial refused-Cr. Code (1906) secs. 261, 262, 263, 951.

BROWN, R. v.

(ONT.)

Unlawfully solemnizing marriage-Minister of inde-
pendent church-No ceremonial appointment-Ontario
Marriage Act, R.S.O. 1897, ch. 162, sec. 2-Cr. Code
(1906) sec. 311.

BROWNE, R. v.

(QUE.)

448

210

464

87.

False bank return-Local manager signing return pre-
pared by head office staff-Bank Act, R.S.C. ch. 29, sec.
153-Materiality of wilful intent or guilty knowledge. 247