Charles R. Darwent

The appellants appealed their convictions for second degree murder and manslaughter.

The appeal concerned whether the trial judge failed to properly instruct the jury on self-defence and defence of another following a verbal threat made to an inmate.

The Supreme Court of Canada allowed the appeal as of right, substantially for the reasons of the dissenting judge in the Court of Appeal, set aside the convictions, and ordered a new trial.

The United States of America appealed a decision of the Alberta Court of Appeal regarding the extradition of the respondent for immigration offences.

The Supreme Court of Canada allowed the appeal from the bench, adopting the dissenting reasons of Hetherington J.A. The Court set aside the Court of Appeal's judgment and restored the order of committal for extradition.