Ruling or verdict
Juror applications dismissed
Day. The Supreme Court docket lists the two rulings as July 21, 2014 and August 11, 2014.
Earliest source on this page: Court of Appeal for Ontario, May 19, 2023, 8 years, 10 months later.
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About four months into the trial, the jury told the judge that a juror's spouse, who had been attending court, had sent the juror text messages that were shared with other jurors. The judge dismissed applications for a and to discharge the juror. Both appeal courts later found no basis to interfere.
What the sources say
July 21, 2014: application for dismissed (2014 ONSC 4287). August 11, 2014: application for mistrial and to discharge a juror dismissed (2014 ONSC 4645).
Confirmed(as the docket lists the lower court rulings)Supreme Court of Canada case information, 40839Docket ↗
The juror's spouse had been attending court and had sent him text messages that he shared with other members of the jury. After two jury inquiries, the trial judge concluded that there was no reasonable apprehension of bias.
ConfirmedSupreme Court of Canada, R. v. Pan, 2025 SCC 12, April 10, 2025, para. 21Decision ↗
About four months into the trial, the jury sent a note to the trial judge about the texts.
ConfirmedCourt of Appeal for Ontario, R. v. Pan, 2023 ONCA 362, May 19, 2023, para. 97Decision ↗