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Beaver v The Queen [1957] is a leading decision of the Supreme Court of Canada on the mens rea requirement in criminal law to prove "possession". The Court held that an offence based on possession, such as possession of a narcotic, requires the Crown to prove that the accused had subjective knowledge of the nature of the object in possession.

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  • Beaver v R (en)
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  • Beaver v The Queen [1957] is a leading decision of the Supreme Court of Canada on the mens rea requirement in criminal law to prove "possession". The Court held that an offence based on possession, such as possession of a narcotic, requires the Crown to prove that the accused had subjective knowledge of the nature of the object in possession. (en)
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  • Fauteux J. (en)
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  • [1957] S.C.R. 531 (en)
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  • Judgment for the Crown in the Court of Appeal for Ontario. (en)
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  • Cartwright J. (en)
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  • A person must know that the substance they possess is a drug to be guilty of possession of that drug. (en)
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  • Beaver v The Queen [1957] is a leading decision of the Supreme Court of Canada on the mens rea requirement in criminal law to prove "possession". The Court held that an offence based on possession, such as possession of a narcotic, requires the Crown to prove that the accused had subjective knowledge of the nature of the object in possession. (en)
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  • Beaver v The Queen (en)
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  • Louis Beaver v. Her Majesty the Queen (en)
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  • Kerwin C.J., and Taschereau, Kellock, and Nolan JJ. (en)
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  • Appeal allowed in part. (en)
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