05/02/2020 2016 ONCJ 35 (CanLII) | CanLII R. v. Elliott, 2016 ONCJ 35 (CanLII) Date: 2016-01-22 Citation: R. v. Elliott, 2016 ONCJ 35 (CanLII), <http://canlii.ca/t/gn1hq>, retrieved on 2020-02-03 C I TAT I O N : R . v. E l l i o t t, 2 0 1 6 O N C J 3 5 O N TA R I O C O U R T O F J U S T I C E   BETWEEN: HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN — AND — Gregory Alan Elliott Before Justice Brent Knazan Reasons for Judgment released on January 22, 2016 Ms. Marnie Goldenberg ........................................................... counsel for the Crown Mr. Christopher R. Murphy................ counsel for the defendant Gregory Alan Elliott           Table of Contents BACKGROUND............................................................................................................... 1 Introduction.................................................................................................................... 1 Twitter............................................................................................................................ 2 FRAMEWORK.................................................................................................................. 6 The Charges.................................................................................................................. 6 The Crime of Criminal Harassment.............................................................................. 6 Actus Reus – the culpable behaviour and consequences............................................ 8 Mens Rea – the mental element................................................................................... 8 Knowledge............................................................................................................... 10 file:///Users/nerissa/Downloads/Columbia CSV/R v Gregory Allan Elliott.htm 1/43