R V. Tran, 2010 SCC 58

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The Supreme Court of Canada is the foundation of Canadian Law in our society. It keeps the criminals at bay, and the innocent free. In my opinion, the Supreme Court of Canada does it’s job in upholding a high standard of effectiveness and success. It effectively balances the rights of individuals against the needs of society The case R v. Tran, 2010 SCC 58, [2010] 3 S.CE. 350 clearly portrays the effectiveness of the Supreme Court of Canada. As it doesn’t allow the use of provocation for random acts of murder. It has to be justified. The Supreme Court of Canada proved this with this case, where Tran was convicted of Second Degree Murder instead of his excuse of provocation. This balances the rights of society and the individual,

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