R v Wigglesworth
| R v Wigglesworth | |
|---|---|
| Hearing: 3–4 March 1987 Judgment: 19 November 1987 | |
| Citations | [1987] 2 S.C.R. 541, 45 D.L.R. (4th) 235, [1988] 1 W.W.R. 193, 37 C.C.C. (3d) 385, [1988] 28 Admin. L.R. 294 • (1987), [1988] 32 C.R.R. 219, 60 C.R. (3d) 193, 24 O.A.C. 321, 61 Sask. R. 105 |
| Docket No. | 18613 |
| Court membership | |
| Chief Justice: Brian Dickson Puisne Justices: Jean Beetz, Willard Estey, William McIntyre, Antonio Lamer, Bertha Wilson, Gerald Le Dain, Gérard La Forest, Claire L'Heureux-Dubé | |
| Reasons given | |
| Majority | Wilson J., joined by Dickson C.J. and Beetz, McIntyre, Lamer and La Forest JJ. |
| Dissent | Estey J. |
R v Wigglesworth, [1987] 2 S.C.R. 541 is a leading Supreme Court of Canada decision on the constitutional right against double jeopardy under Section 11(h) of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. The Court gave a two-part test to determine whether a proceeding deals with a criminal matter.