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17603

Robert Spencer v. Her Majesty the Queen

(Ontario) (Criminal) (By Leave)

Docket

Judgments on applications for leave to appeal are rendered by the Court, but are not necessarily unanimous.

List of proceedings
Date Proceeding Filed By
(if applicable)
1986-07-17 General proceeding, 1 copy of apeal book (Vol 1 and 2) sent to Shaughnessy, Toronto, CNX
1985-11-01 Formal judgment sent to the registrar of the court of appeal and all parties, to W. Shaughnessy, Toronto, registered mail
1985-10-10 Judgment on the appeal rendered, CJ B E McI C La W LeD LaF
Dismissed, no order as to costs
1985-03-26 Hearing of the appeal, 1985-03-26, CJ B E McI C La W LeD LaF
Decision reserved
1985-03-22 Book of authorities, 11 copies Robert Spencer
1985-03-20 Book of authorities, 10 copies of vols 1 and 2 Her Majesty the Queen
1985-03-18 Respondent's factum, 21 copies, with service Her Majesty the Queen
1984-01-29 Appeal hearing scheduled, 1985-03-26
Decision reserved
1984-01-19 Notice of hearing, With service Robert Spencer
1984-01-13 Appeal court record
1984-01-09 General proceeding, to note order of the motion to inscribe notwithstanding late filing Robert Spencer
1984-01-09 Appeal perfected for hearing, Session beginning on 1984-01-29
1984-01-09 Decision on motion to expedite the appeal, Reg
Granted, no order as to costs
1984-01-09 Hearing of motion to expedite the appeal, 1984-01-09, Reg
1984-01-09 Submission of motion to expedite the appeal, 1984-01-09, Reg
1984-01-09 Response to motion to expedite the appeal Her Majesty the Queen
1984-01-09 Motion to expedite the appeal Robert Spencer
1983-12-22 Appellant's factum, 21 copies Robert Spencer
1983-11-02 Affidavit, of service Robert Spencer
1983-11-02 Certified casebook, With service Robert Spencer
1983-10-17 Case on appeal, 20 copies Robert Spencer
1983-05-30 Notice of deposit of security, With service
1983-05-30 $500 security deposit paid, bank certificate #1337 Robert Spencer
1983-05-30 Notice of appeal, With service Robert Spencer
1983-05-18 Order granting leave to appeal
1983-05-17 Judgment of the Court on the application for leave to appeal, CJ E W
Granted, with costs in the cause
1983-04-27 Hearing of the application for leave to appeal, 1983-04-27, CJ E W
Decision reserved
1983-04-27 All materials on application for leave submitted to the Judges, 1983-04-27, CJ E W
Decision reserved
1983-04-26 Book of authorities, 5 copies Robert Spencer
1983-04-18 Respondent's response on the application for leave to appeal, 5 copies, with service Her Majesty the Queen
1983-04-11 Application for leave to appeal, 5 copies, with service, Completed on: 1983-04-11 Robert Spencer
1983-03-30 Affidavit, of service Robert Spencer
1983-03-30 Notice of application for leave to appeal, With service Robert Spencer

Parties

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Main parties

Main parties - Appellants
Name Role Status
Spencer, Robert Applicant Active

v.

Main parties - Respondents
Name Role Status
Her Majesty the Queen Respondent Active

Counsel

Party: Spencer, Robert

Counsel
John Sopinka, Q.C
Donald Houston
Stikeman, Elliott
5300 COMMERCE CT W
PO BOX 85 STN COMMERCE CRT
TORONTO, Ontario
M5L 1B9
Telephone: (416) 869-5500
FAX: (416) 947-0866
Agent
Mirko Bibic
Stikeman, Elliott
914 - 50 O'Connor St
Ottawa, Ontario
K1P 6L2
Telephone: (613) 234-4555
FAX: (613) 230-8877

Party: Her Majesty the Queen

Counsel
S. Ronald Fainstein, Q.C.
Michael Dambrot
Mark Jewett
Attorney General of Canada
Department of Justice
239 Wellington St
Ottawa, Ontario
K1A 0H8
Telephone: (613) 957-8412
Agent
Roger Tassé, Q.C.
Attorney General of Canada, Department of Justice Canada
East Memorial Bldg, Service Centre
284 Wellington St 2nd Fl
Ottawa, Ontario
K1A 0H8
Telephone: (613) 957-4763

Summary

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Summary

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Lower court rulings

February 4, 1982
Provincial Court of Ontario

not available

applicant judged to be a compellable witness

July 28, 1982
Supreme Court of Ontario

not available

application for a writ of prohibition allowed

January 18, 1983
Court of Appeal for Ontario

x

appeal allowed

Memorandums of argument on application for leave to appeal

The memorandums of argument on an application for leave to appeal will be posted here 30 days after leave to appeal has been granted unless they contain personal information, information that is subject to a publication ban, or any other information that is not part of the public record. You may also obtain copies of the memorandum by filing out the Request for Court records form or by contacting the Court’s Records Centre either by email at records-dossiers@scc-csc.ca or by telephone at 613‑996‑7933 or at 1‑888‑551‑1185.

If you have questions about a memorandum of argument or want to use a memorandum of argument, please contact the author of the memorandum of argument directly. Their name appears at the end of the memorandum of argument. The contact information for counsel is found in the “Counsel” tab of this page.

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Factums on appeal

The factums of the appellant, the respondent and the intervener will be posted here at least 2 weeks before the hearing unless they contain personal information, information that is subject to a publication ban, or any other information that is not part of the public record. You may also obtain copies of factums by filling out the Request for Court records form or by contacting the Court’s Records Centre either by email at records-dossiers@scc-csc.ca or by telephone at 613‑996‑7933 or at 1‑888‑551‑1185.

If you have questions about a factum or want permission to use a factum, please contact the author of the factum directly. Their contact information appears on the first page of each factum.

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Date modified: 2025-05-13