John J. Robinette, Canada’s greatest trial lawyer, was admired and respected by the bench and his fellow lawyers alike. A quiet, unassuming man outside the courtroom, he was a consummate performer when appearing before a judge and jury.
Robinette became a household name as the defender of Evelyn Dick, who was charged with killing her husband and infant son in Hamilton in 1946, and of Steven Suchan, a member of the infamous Boyd Gang. He was Canada’s pre-eminent lawyer from the 1930s to the 1980s, showing unparalleled versatility and virtuosity whether acting as counsel in criminal, civil, or constitutional cases, at both the trial and appeal levels. This is the story of a great man, of the maturing of the legal profession in Canada, and of Canada in the twentieth century.
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- Includes bibliographical references and index
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- CaOOCEL
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- 340/.092
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- Issued as part of the desLibris books collection
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- 9781550029185 1550024639
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- KE416.R62
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- F55 2003eb
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- 1 electronic text (420 p.)
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- Canada
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- (CaBNVSL)jme00318291 (OCoLC)80220104 (CaOOCEL)404484
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Table of Contents
- John J. Robinette 1
- Peerless Mentor An Appreciation 1
- John J. Robinette 1
- Peerless Mentor An Appreciation 1
- George D. Finlayson George D. Finlayson 1
- Peerless Mentor An Appreciation 1
- Origins 20
- Education and Early Years 31
- Evelyn Dick on Appeal 49
- Evelyn Dick Retried 74
- McCarthy McCarthy 107
- Apprenticed to the Law 120
- Steven Suchan of the Boyd Gang 140
- JJR Makes a Choice 187
- First Among Equals 202
- Taking in Our Own Laundry Ross v. Lamport 223
- Taking in Our Own Laundry Part II NONG and Leo Landreville 239
- The View from Olympus 272
- Thars Anomalies in Them Thar Hills 307
- Still Cutting the Mustard 329
- Counsel to Canada 346
- The Mother of All Constitutional Cases 365
- John J. Robinette 426
- Peerless Mentor An Appreciation 426
- John J. Robinette 426
- Peerless Mentor An Appreciation 426
- George D. Finlayson George D. Finlayson 426
- Peerless Mentor An Appreciation 426
