The Crown appealed a decision substituting a manslaughter conviction for first-degree murder for a 17-year-old offender.
The respondent cross-appealed.
The Supreme Court of Canada held that section 213(a) of the Criminal Code was unconstitutional.
Furthermore, the Court found that the police failed to comply with section 56 of the Young Offenders Act during the interrogation, rendering the young offender's inculpatory statements inadmissible.
The appeal was dismissed, the cross-appeal was allowed, and a new trial for manslaughter was ordered.
