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19509

State of Washington, et al. v. Keith Melford Johnson also known as Melford Keith Johnson

(British Columbia) (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)
1988-08-15 General proceeding, court of appeal record sent to Reg(Vancouver, BC)
1988-07-12 General proceeding, copy of judgment sent Keith Melford Johnson also known as Melford Keith Johnson
1988-07-12 General proceeding, copy of judgment sent State of Washington
1988-05-17 Formal judgment sent to the registrar of the court of appeal and all parties, sent to Reg (Vancouver, B.C.)
1988-03-25 Correspondence (sent by the Court) to, letter advising of judgment sent to Reg (Vancouver, B.C.)
1988-02-25 Judgment on the appeal rendered, B E McI La W LeD L'HD
Dismissed, no order as to costs
1987-10-20 Hearing of the appeal, 1987-10-20, B E McI La W LeD L'HD
Decision reserved
1987-10-09 Book of authorities, 10 copies joint book State of Washington
1987-09-21 Respondent's factum, 16 copies Keith Melford Johnson also known as Melford Keith Johnson
1986-04-23 Certified casebook State of Washington
1986-04-21 Appeal court record
1986-04-07 Appeal hearing scheduled, 1987-10-20
Decision reserved
1986-04-07 Appeal perfected for hearing, Session beginning on 1987-10-01
1986-04-07 Decision on motion to expedite the appeal, Reg
Granted, no order as to costs
1986-04-07 Hearing of motion to expedite the appeal, 1986-04-07, Reg
1986-04-07 Submission of motion to expedite the appeal, 1986-04-07, Reg
1986-04-07 Response to motion to expedite the appeal Keith Melford Johnson also known as Melford Keith Johnson
1986-04-07 Affidavit State of Washington
1986-04-04 Motion to expedite the appeal, With service State of Washington
1986-04-04 Appellant's factum, 21 copies, with service State of Washington
1986-04-04 Case on appeal, 21 copies, with service State of Washington
1986-01-21 Order granting leave to appeal
1986-01-17 Correspondence (sent by the Court) to, dated 1986/01/16
1986-01-17 Notice of appeal State of Washington
1985-12-10 Judgment of the Court on the application for leave to appeal, B C LeD
Granted, no order as to costs
1985-10-01 Hearing of the application for leave to appeal, 1985-10-01, B C LeD
Decision reserved
1985-10-01 All materials on application for leave submitted to the Judges, 1985-10-01, B C LeD
Decision reserved
1985-09-24 Respondent's response on the application for leave to appeal, 5 copies Keith Melford Johnson also known as Melford Keith Johnson
1985-09-11 Application for leave to appeal, 5 copies, with service, Completed on: 1985-09-11 State of Washington

Parties

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Main parties

Main parties - Appellants
Name Role Status
State of Washington Applicant Active
Director of the Vancouver Pretrial Services Centre Applicant Active

v.

Main parties - Respondents
Name Role Status
Johnson also known as Melford Keith Johnson, Keith Melford Respondent Active

Counsel

Party: State of Washington

Counsel
Names
Michael C. Blanch Flower
William H. Corbett
Contact information
Attorney General of Canada
3400 - FIRST CANADIAN PLACE
PO BOX 36
TORONTO, Ontario
M5X 1A9
Telephone: (416) 973-0942

Party: Director of the Vancouver Pretrial Services Centre

Counsel
Name
Michael C. Blanch Flower
Contact information
Attorney General of Canada
3400 - FIRST CANADIAN PLACE
PO BOX 36
TORONTO, Ontario
M5X 1A9
Telephone: (416) 973-0942

Party: Johnson also known as Melford Keith Johnson, Keith Melford

Counsel
Names
Barry L. Long
J.F.C. Bridal
Barry Long
Contact information
Bellamy & Long
300 - 839 CAMBIE ST
VANCOUVER, British Columbia
V6B 2P4
Telephone: (604) 662-8200
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

Summary

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Lower court rulings

November 15, 1984
Supreme Court of British Columbia

not available

petition for habeas corpus and certiorari dismissed

June 10, 1985
Court of Appeal for British Columbia (Vancouver)

CA 003221

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.

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Date modified: 2025-05-13