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20294

Martin Gerard Lafrance v. Her Majesty the Queen

(Alberta) (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)
1988-09-26 Notice of deposit of judgment sent to all parties, R. Cairns (Calgary,AB)
1988-09-26 Notice of deposit of judgment sent to all parties, B. MacFarlane (Ottawa,ON)
1988-09-20 Formal judgment sent to the registrar of the court of appeal and all parties, (Calgary,AB)
1988-08-03 General proceeding, to note records of both courts returned to Mr. McLaughlin (Calgary,AB) via CNX
1988-03-30 Judgment on the appeal rendered, E La W LeD L'HD
Dismissed, no order as to costs
1988-03-30 Hearing of the appeal, 1988-03-30, E La W LeD L'HD
1988-03-18 Respondent's factum, 21 copies, with service Her Majesty the Queen
1987-10-01 Appeal hearing scheduled, 1988-03-30
1987-09-17 Appeal perfected for hearing, Session beginning on 1987-10-01
1987-09-02 Certified casebook Martin Gerard Lafrance
1987-08-20 Appeal court record
1987-08-20 Trial court record
1987-08-20 Appellant's factum, 21 copies, with service Martin Gerard Lafrance
1987-08-20 Case on appeal, 21 copies, with service Martin Gerard Lafrance
1987-03-09 Order on motion to extend time to serve and/or file notice of appeal
1987-03-04 Decision on motion to extend time to serve and/or file notice of appeal, (Time extended to Feb 23/87), W
Granted, no order as to costs
1987-03-04 Hearing of motion to extend time to serve and/or file notice of appeal, 1987-03-04, (Time extended to Feb 23/87), W
1987-03-04 Submission of motion to extend time to serve and/or file notice of appeal submitted, 1987-03-04, (Time extended to Feb 23/87), W
1987-02-23 Notice of appeal Martin Gerard Lafrance
1987-02-23 Affidavit, With service Martin Gerard Lafrance
1987-02-23 Motion to extend the time to serve and/or file the notice of appeal, With service Martin Gerard Lafrance

Parties

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Main parties

Main parties - Appellants
Name Role Status
Lafrance, Martin Gerard Applicant Active

v.

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

Counsel

Party: Lafrance, Martin Gerard

Counsel
Richard A. Cairns, Q.C.
3400 - 425, 1 ST SW
CALGARY, Alberta
T2P 3L8
Telephone: (403) 205-3155
Agent
Robert Wakefield
Wakefield & Campbell
169 Lisgar St
Ottawa, Ontario
K2P 0C3
Telephone: (613) 238-1895
FAX: (613) 238-4824

Party: Her Majesty the Queen

Counsel
Bruce A. Macfarlane, Q.C.
Attorney General of Canada
110 - 450 BROADWAY
WINNIPEG, Manitoba
R3C 0V8
Telephone: (204) 945-8389

Summary

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Lower court rulings

June 26, 1985
Court of Queen’s Bench of Alberta

Not available

Acquittal: Trafficking in a narcotic

December 2, 1986
Court of Appeal of Alberta (Edmonton)

18179

Appeal allowed, acquittal set aside & new trial ordered

Memorandums of argument on application for leave to appeal

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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.

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Date modified: 2025-05-13