R v TABASSUM

R v TABASSUM

1. Development of Consent

   • Fraud
   • True consent
   • Nature and quality of the act
   • Public policy

2. Links to source

   • 6

3. Links to cases

   • Bolduc & Bird
   • Richardson

4. Trial

   • First Instance
     • Convicted of 3 counts of assault
   • Defence
     • The defendant tried appealing sentence and conviction
     • The defendant said they should have referred to Richardson
     • At first denied appeal
   • Court of Appeal
     • Distinguished from Richardson
     • Ignored the latter
     • Appeal stating his sentence was accurate
   • Outcome
     • Victims did not consent to the quality of the act
     • Consent to nature was through deception

5. Fraud

   • Only violated consent when deception to the nature and quality of the defendant's act
   • Society needs