Law360 Canada ( April 17, 2026, 9:35 AM EDT) -- Appeals by Saboon and Morrison (appellants) from convictions for first-degree murder. Four individuals, including the appellants and two youths, met at Morrison’s home to plan the robbery in Yorke’s home. The judge found that Saboon carried a handgun, Morrison carried a sawed‑off rifle, and that S.S., who lived at the Yorke residence, unlocked the door for them after being threatened at gunpoint. The judge concluded that Morrison confronted Yorke in his bedroom while Saboon stood in the hallway pointing his gun at S.S. Yorke lunged at Morrison and pushed him toward the staircase, at which point a gunshot rang out from the man on the stairs, killing Yorke. The judge found that the shooter was Saboon and convicted him as a principal and, alternatively, as a participant to the common unlawful purpose of robbery. Morrison was convicted solely as a participant. Saboon appealed on grounds that the judge erred by failing to consider the defence of a third party, failing to explain his participation in the forcible confinement element supporting first-degree murder, and relying on inadmissible hearsay in identification. Morrison argued the judge applied an objective, rather than constitutionally required subjective, mens rea standard for murder. The Crown conceded that an objective standard was used for Morrison and that the curative proviso could not apply....