In R. v. Rioux (SCC, 2025) the Supreme Court of Canada dismissed a criminal defendant's appeal, this brought against a successful Crown appeal for sexual assault at the Quebec CA, that brought by the Crown against an acquittal.
Here the court considers an as-of-right defendant's appeal to the SCC [s.691(2)(a) - 'Appeals to the Supreme Court of Canada - Appeal where acquittal set aside']:
[43] This appeal comes before this Court as of right, following the Court of Appeal’s decision to allow the Crown’s appeal from acquittal on the charge of sexual assault (Criminal Code, s. 691(2)(a)). ...
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