70. R. v. Javanmardi 2019
Description
R. v. Javanmardi
An experienced naturopath wasn’t guilty when one of her patients died after treatment, the Supreme Court has ruled.
Date: November 14, 2019
Neutral Citation: 2019 SCC 54
Breakdown of the decision:
Majority: Justice Rosalie Silberman Abella allowed the appeal (Justices Moldaver, Karakatsanis, Côté, and Brown agreed)
Dissenting: Chief Justice Richard Wagner said giving the injection was dangerous and Ms. Javanmardi’s training and experience shouldn’t matter when deciding whether her actions were reasonable, but would have ordered a new trial on unlawful act manslaughter (Justice Rowe agreed)
On appeal from the Court of Appeal of Quebec
Lower court rulings:
Trial (Court of Quebec) (not available online)
Appeal (Court of Appeal of Quebec) (in French only)
United States
