R v Therens

R v Therens [1985] 1 S.C.R. 613 is an early Supreme Court of Canada decision on an accused's right to retain and instruct counsel without delay under section 10(b) of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. The Court held that section 235(1) of the Criminal Code, which allowed a police officer to demand a breathalyzer test, violated the accused's right to retain counsel.

R v Therens

R v Therens [1985] 1 S.C.R. 613 is an early Supreme Court of Canada decision on an accused's right to retain and instruct counsel without delay under section 10(b) of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. The Court held that section 235(1) of the Criminal Code, which allowed a police officer to demand a breathalyzer test, violated the accused's right to retain counsel.