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18956

Alexander Albert Head v. Her Majesty the Queen

(Saskatchewan) (Criminal) (As of Right)

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)
1987-07-31 Copy of formal judgment being prepared, Mr. Lancaster (Melfort,SK)
1987-07-31 Copy of formal judgment being prepared, Ms. Snell (Regina,SK)
1987-07-08 Formal judgment sent to the registrar of the court of appeal and all parties, (Regina,SK)
1987-02-19 General proceeding, to note records returned to Mr. F.C. Newis (Regina,Sk)
1986-12-18 Judgment on the appeal rendered, CJ B McI C La W LaF
Allowed, no order as to costs
1985-03-27 Respondent's factum, 21 copies, with service Her Majesty the Queen
1985-03-26 Hearing of the appeal, 1985-03-26, CJ B McI C La W LaF
Decision reserved
1985-02-28 General proceeding, to note Appellant's factum returned to Gowling for corrections
1985-01-23 Appeal perfected for hearing, Session beginning on 1985-04-22
1985-01-16 Appeal hearing scheduled, 1985-03-26
Decision reserved
1985-01-16 Notice of hearing, With service Alexander Albert Head
1984-12-05 Appellant's factum, 21 copies, with service Alexander Albert Head
1984-11-30 Certified casebook Alexander Albert Head
1984-11-27 Appeal court record
1984-11-27 Trial court record
1984-11-15 Case on appeal, 21 copies Alexander Albert Head
1984-09-17 Order on motion to extend time to serve and/or file notice of appeal
1984-09-14 Decision on motion to extend time to serve and/or file notice of appeal, (Time extended nunc pro tunc to Sept 05/'84), LeD
Granted, no order as to costs
1984-09-14 Hearing of motion to extend time to serve and/or file notice of appeal, 1984-09-14, (Time extended nunc pro tunc to Sept 05/'84), LeD
1984-09-14 Submission of motion to extend time to serve and/or file notice of appeal submitted, 1984-09-14, (Time extended nunc pro tunc to Sept 05/'84), LeD
1984-09-14 Affidavit, of E. Van Bemmel Alexander Albert Head
1984-09-14 Motion to extend the time to serve and/or file the notice of appeal, nunc pro tunc Alexander Albert Head
1984-09-05 Notice of appeal, With service Alexander Albert Head

Parties

Please note that in the case of closed files, the “Status” column reflects the status of the parties at the time of the proceedings. For more information about the proceedings and about the dates when the file was open, please consult the docket of the case in question.

Main parties

Main parties - Appellants
Name Role Status
Head, Alexander Albert Applicant Active

v.

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

Counsel

Party: Head, Alexander Albert

Counsel
Names
Lancaster
Jane Lancaster
Contact information
Lancaster, Treacy & Dickson
105 CRAWFORD AVE E
PROV GOVT BLDG 3RD FL
MELFORT, Saskatchewan
S0E 1A0
Telephone: (306) 752-5717
Agent
Name
Brian A. Crane, Q.C.
Contact information
Gowling Lafleur Henderson
2600 - 160 Elgin St
Box 466 Stn A
Ottawa, Ontario
K1N 8S3
Telephone: (613) 232-1781
FAX: (613) 563-9869

Party: Her Majesty the Queen

Counsel
Name
Carol A. Snell, Q.C.
Contact information
Attorney General for Saskatchewan
1874 Scarth Street
P.O. Box 7129
Regina, Saskatchewan
S4P 3V7
Telephone: (306) 787-5490
FAX: (306) 787-9111

Summary

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Summary

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Lower court rulings

October 13, 1983
Court of Queen’s Bench of Saskatchewan

Q.B. # 244

Judge acquittal & functus having discharged the jury

June 4, 1984
Court of Appeal for Saskatchewan

# 1288

Acquittal set aside and new trial directed

Filed documents

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 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.

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Downloadable PDFs

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Date modified: 2025-05-13