John C. Major

The appellant appealed his conviction for sexual assault, arguing that the trial judge's charge to the jury regarding force vitiating consent was inadequate.

The Supreme Court of Canada dismissed the appeal, with the majority finding that the instructions, read as a whole, contained no error and adequately explained the necessity of a nexus between the force applied and the consent.

Major J. dissented, finding the instructions conveyed that mere touching was sufficient to prove force.

The appellant appealed a conviction to the Supreme Court of Canada, raising the issue of whether self-induced intoxication resulting in automatism is a defence.

The Court dismissed the appeal, agreeing with the trial judge's finding of fact that the case was merely one of intoxication, rendering the automatism issue moot.

The appellant appealed his conviction for possession of a narcotic for the purpose of trafficking to the Supreme Court of Canada as of right, based on a dissent in the Court of Appeal.

The Supreme Court dismissed the appeal orally, finding that the dissent in the court below was not on a question of law within the meaning of s. 691(1)(a) of the Criminal Code.