R. v. D.C. 2012 SCC 48
Criminal Law - Sexual offences - Rape or sexual assault - Consent and extorted consent
The accused was charged with sexual assault and aggravated assault on the basis that she had sex with her partner without disclosing her HIV-positive status.
The Court of Quebec, in a decision with neutral citation 2008 QCCQ 629, convicted the accused. The accused appealed.
The Quebec Court of Appeal, in a decision with neutral citation 2010 QCCA 2289, allowed the appeal and set aside the convictions. The Crown appealed.
The Supreme Court of Canada dismissed the appeal.
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