R v Letendre

canada, canadian, case law, court opinion, canlii, abca, 2026abca292, 2026 abca 292 (canlii), 2026, abca, 292, (canlii), 2503-0106a, 2026, criminal and statutory offences, homicide, second, degree murder, mens rea and specific intent, whether trial judge improperly relied on common sense inference of intended consequences, subjective foresight of death required for second, degree murder, r v hodgson, r v walle, trial judge did not use inference as substitute for evaluating intent, appeal dismissed, procedure, criminal appeals, sufficiency of reasons, whether reasons were sufficient for appellate review of murderous intent finding, functional review of reasons in light of record and submissions, r v gf, pathway to conviction adequately revealed despite trial judge could have said more, no appellate intervention, appeal dismissed, evidence, circumstantial evidence, inference drawing, whether trial judge erred in applying r v villaroman to circumstantial evidence on manslaughter versus second, degree murder, only rational inference beyond a reasonable doubt and alternative inferences considered, no reversal of burden of proof found, circumstantial case assessed as required, appeal dismissed