<P> At trial, the Supreme Court of Nova Scotia found in favour of the pharmaceutical companies and overturned the conviction . On appeal the court overturned the verdict and found in favour of the Crown . </P> <P> The issue before the Supreme Court was: </P> <Ol> <Li> whether section 32 (1) (c) of the Act infringed s . 7 of the Charter because of vagueness arising from the use of the word "unduly"; and </Li> <Li> whether section 32 (1) (c) infringed section 7 by reason of the mens rea required by the offence . </Li> </Ol> <Li> whether section 32 (1) (c) of the Act infringed s . 7 of the Charter because of vagueness arising from the use of the word "unduly"; and </Li>

R v nova scotia pharmaceutical society case brief