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July Winnipeg Provincial Court Judge […]

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1981-07

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July Winnipeg Provincial Court Judge Scott Wright ruled that indecent assault provisions in section 156 of the Canadian Criminal Code contravened the Canadian Bill of Rights as the section discriminated based on sex. The Crown appealed the decision to the Manitoba Court of Appeal. (See also November 25, 1981.)

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November 25 Winnipeg The Manitoba […]

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Winnipeg

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Scott Wright

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Manitoba Court of AppealGovernment of CanadaProvincial Court of Manitoba

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Canadian Bill of RightsCanadian Criminal Code

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Robert Trow, "Judge Strikes Down Indecent Assault Law," Body Politic, no. 79 (1981), p. 8.Pamela Fayerman, "Gay Assault Charges Shelved," Winnipeg Free Press, 16 October 1981, p. 1