Skip to main content

Case information

Conduct a refined search of the Supreme Court of Canada database to obtain details on the status of a matter before the Court.


18962

Thomas Larry Jones v. Her Majesty the Queen

(Alberta) (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)
1987-05-27 General proceeding, to note jugment to William Henkel (Edm,Ab)
1986-12-29 Formal judgment sent to the registrar of the court of appeal and all parties, (Calgary,AB)
1986-10-09 Judgment on the appeal rendered, CJ B McI La W LeD LaF
Dismissed, no order as to costs
1985-11-19 Hearing of the appeal, 1985-11-19, CJ B McI La W LeD LaF
Decision reserved
1985-11-15 Book of authorities, 10 copies of Department of Education Act Attorney General for Ontario
1985-11-15 Book of authorities, 10 copies of School Act Attorney General for Ontario
1985-11-12 Intervener's factum, 21 copies, with service Attorney General for Ontario
1985-11-07 General proceeding, to note (Re: Counsel now associated with firm of Hess, Devies & Associates)
1985-10-25 Book of authorities, 25 copies Attorney General of Nova Scotia
1985-10-25 Intervener's factum, 21 copies Attorney General of Nova Scotia
1985-10-08 Appeal court record
1985-10-07 Appeal court record
1985-10-07 Certified casebook Thomas Larry Jones
1985-10-04 Respondent's factum, 1 copy Her Majesty the Queen
1985-10-03 Respondent's factum, 1 copy Her Majesty the Queen
1985-10-02 Book of authorities, 11 copies american authorities Her Majesty the Queen
1985-10-02 Respondent's factum, (served copy) Her Majesty the Queen
1985-10-02 Respondent's factum, 20 copies Her Majesty the Queen
1985-09-30 Appeal hearing scheduled, 1985-11-19
Decision reserved
1985-09-30 Notice of hearing, With service Thomas Larry Jones
1985-09-18 Order on motion to expedite the appeal
1985-09-16 Decision on motion for an order that the appeal not be deemed abandoned [s. 695(2) Criminal Code] / Show Cause
Granted, no order as to costs
1985-09-16 Hearing of motion for an order that the appeal not be deemed abandoned [s. 695(2) Criminal Code] / Show Cause, 1985-09-16
1985-09-16 Hearing of motion to expedite the appeal, 1985-09-16
1985-09-16 Submission of motion to expedite the appeal, 1985-09-16
1985-09-16 Decision on motion for an order that the appeal not be deemed abandoned [s. 695(2) Criminal Code] / Show Cause
Granted, no order as to costs
1985-09-16 Hearing of motion for an order that the appeal not be deemed abandoned [s. 695(2) Criminal Code] / Show Cause, 1985-09-16
1985-09-16 Hearing of motion to expedite the appeal, 1985-09-16
1985-09-16 Submission of motion to expedite the appeal, 1985-09-16
1985-09-13 Appeal perfected for hearing, Session beginning on 1985-09-30
1985-09-12 Response to motion to expedite the appeal Her Majesty the Queen
1985-09-12 Affidavit Thomas Larry Jones
1985-09-12 Motion to expedite the appeal, for the Fall '85 session Thomas Larry Jones
1985-08-15 Appellant's factum, 1 copy Thomas Larry Jones
1985-08-14 Appellant's factum, 21 copies Thomas Larry Jones
1985-08-14 Case on appeal, 21 copies Thomas Larry Jones
1985-05-01 Order on motion for leave to intervene
1985-05-01 Decision on the motion for leave to intervene, to the Attorney General of Nova Scotia, McI
Granted, no order as to costs
1985-05-01 Hearing of motion for leave to intervene, 1985-05-01, to the Attorney General of Nova Scotia, McI
1985-05-01 Submission of motion for leave to intervene, 1985-05-01, to the Attorney General of Nova Scotia, McI
1985-05-01 Response to the motion for leave to intervene Her Majesty the Queen
1985-05-01 Affidavit Attorney General of Nova Scotia
1985-05-01 Motion for leave to intervene Attorney General of Nova Scotia
1985-01-22 Notice of intervention respecting a constitutional question Attorney General for Ontario
1985-01-18 Notice of constitutional question(s), With service Thomas Larry Jones
1985-01-11 Order on motion to state a constitutional question
1985-01-09 Decision on the motion to state a constitutional question, (See Reg's Red Bk. # ? @ p.363), E
Granted, no order as to costs
1985-01-09 Hearing of the motion to state a constitutional question, 1985-01-09, (See Reg's Red Bk. # ? @ p.363), E
1985-01-09 Submission of motion to state a constitutional question, 1985-01-09, (See Reg's Red Bk. # ? @ p.363), E
1984-12-21 Response to the motion to state a constitutional question Her Majesty the Queen
1984-12-21 Motion to state a constitutional question Thomas Larry Jones
1984-11-06 Order granting leave to appeal
1984-11-06 Notice of appeal, With service Thomas Larry Jones
1984-11-01 Judgment of the Court on the application for leave to appeal, E McI W
Granted, no order as to costs
1984-10-22 Hearing of the application for leave to appeal, 1984-10-22, E McI W
Decision reserved
1984-10-22 All materials on application for leave submitted to the Judges, 1984-10-22, E McI W
Decision reserved
1984-09-24 Respondent's response on the application for leave to appeal, 5 copies Her Majesty the Queen
1984-09-10 Application for leave to appeal, 5 copies, Completed on: 1984-09-10 Thomas Larry Jones

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
Jones, Thomas Larry Applicant Active

v.

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

Other parties

Other parties
Name Role Status
Attorney General of Nova Scotia Intervener Active
Attorney General for Ontario Intervener Active

Counsel

Party: Jones, Thomas Larry

Counsel
Name
Philip E. Carr
Contact information
Foster, Wise & Walden
750 ATRIUM ONE
839 5TH AV SW
CALGARY, Alberta
T2P 3C8
Telephone: (403) 263-6601
FAX: (403) 269-6785
Agent
Name
Brian A. Crane, Q.C.
Contact information
Gowling, Strathy & 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
William Henkel, Q.C.
Contact information
Attorney General of Alberta
9833 - 109TH ST NW
EDMONTON, Alberta
T5K 2E8
Telephone: (403) 427-5032
Agent
Name
Brian A. Crane, Q.C.
Contact information
Gowling, Strathy & Henderson
2600 - 160 Elgin St
Box 466 Stn A
Ottawa, Ontario
K1N 8S3
Telephone: (613) 232-1781
FAX: (613) 563-9869

Party: Attorney General of Nova Scotia

Counsel
Name
Reinhold Endres, Q.C.
Contact information
Attorney General of Nova Scotia
400 - 5151 TERMINAL RD
PO BOX 7
HALIFAX, Nova Scotia
B3J 2L6
Telephone: (902) 424-4024
Agent
Name
Stephen J. Grace
Contact information
Neville, Hall & Selkirk
222 Somerset St W
3rd Fl
Ottawa, Ontario
K2P 2G3
Telephone: (613) 237-7092
FAX: (613) 237-1156

Party: Attorney General for Ontario

Counsel
Names
Archie Campbell, Q.C.
Lorraine E. Weinrub
Contact information
Attorney General for Ontario
720 BAY ST
TORONTO, Ontario
M5G 2K1
Telephone: (416) 326-2220
Agent
Name
Robert E. Houston., Q.C.
Contact information
Burke-Robertson
70 Gloucester St
Ottawa, Ontario
K2P 0A2
Telephone: (613) 566-2058
FAX: (613) 235-4430

Summary

Keywords

None.

Summary

Case summaries are prepared by the Office of the Registrar of the Supreme Court of Canada (Law Branch). Please note that summaries are not provided to the Judges of the Court. They are placed on the Court file and website for information purposes only.

None.

Lower court rulings

December 20, 1983
Provincial Court of Alberta

CFC 6144

Acquittal: Three charges of truancy

June 15, 1984
Court of Appeal of Alberta (Calgary)

16/20

Appeal allowed

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.

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.

Downloadable PDFs

Not available

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.

Downloadable PDFs

Not available

The condensed books of the appellant, the respondent and the intervener will be posted here upon receipt of the electronic version, 2 days prior to the scheduled appeal hearing. You may also obtain copies of condensed books 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 condensed book or want permission to use a condensed book, please contact the author of the condensed book directly. Their contact information appears on the first page of each condensed book.

Downloadable PDFs

Not available

Webcasts

Not available.

Date modified: 2025-05-13