United States Of America V. Cotroni
| Chief Justice Brian Dickson |
| Puisne Justices Bertha Wilson, Gérard La Forest, Claire L'Heureux-Dubé, John Sopinka, Charles Gonthier, and Peter Cory |
| Majority by: La Forest |
| Joined by: Dickson, L'Heureux-Dubé, Gonthier and Cory |
| Dissent by: Wilson |
| Joined by: None |
| Dissent by: Sopinka |
| Joined by: None |
United States of America v. Cotroni; United States of America v. El Zein 1 S.C.R. 1469 was a decision by the Supreme Court of Canada on extradition and freedom of movement under section 6 of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. The Court found extradition violates section 6 but is a justified infringement under section 1 of the Charter.
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