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R. v. McSorley, 2000 BCPC 116 (CanLII), <http://canlii.ca/t/5l69>.

Title

R. v. McSorley, 2000 BCPC 116 (CanLII), <http://canlii.ca/t/5l69>.

Subject

Canada
Criminal law
hockey

Description

In February 2008, during a regular NHL season game, Marty McSorley struck Donald Brashear with his hockey stick with enough force to give Brashear a serious concussion. McSorley was later charged with Assault with a Weapon pursuant to s. 267(a) of the Canadian Criminal Code. He was later convicted for this offence by Kitchen J. after a trial in the Provincial Court of British Columbia, Criminal Division. This document is the decision of Kitchen J. in the McSorley case.

Creator

Provincial Court of British Columbia per Kitchen J.

Source

R. v. McSorley, 2000 BCPC 116 (CanLII), <http://canlii.ca/t/5l69>.

Publisher

Provincial Court of British Columbia
Canadian Legal Information Institute: www.canlii.org.

Date

October 6, 2000

Rights

(c) Provincial Court of British Columbia
(c) Canadian Legal Information Institute: www.canlii.org.

Format

text file/pdf

Language

English

Type

Text

Original Format

Text

Files

Citation

Provincial Court of British Columbia per Kitchen J., “R. v. McSorley, 2000 BCPC 116 (CanLII), <http://canlii.ca/t/5l69>.,” Exhibits, accessed October 2, 2023, https://exhibits.library.utoronto.ca/items/show/2561.