Can a defendant be convicted of both the offences of speeding and stunt driving in a posted 60 kilometres per hour zone?
Ontario, Canada
The following excerpt is from R. v. Gray-Rock, 2015 ONCJ 613 (CanLII):
[62] I am of the view that the rule against multiple convictions as established in Regina v. Kienapple applies in this case. The defendant may not, therefore, be convicted of both of the offences of speeding, to wit: 120 kilometres per hour in a posted 60 kilometres per hour zone and the offence of stunt driving, to wit: excessive speed – 120 kilometres per hour in a posted 60 kilometres per hour zone.
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