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20759

Sheldon Lofthouse 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)
1990-05-29 Copy of formal judgment being prepared, Soloway, Wright, Houston (Ottawa,ON)
1990-05-29 Copy of formal judgment being prepared, Shore, Davis & Perkins-McVey (Ottawa,ON)
1990-05-29 Formal judgment sent to the registrar of the court of appeal and all parties, (Toronto,ON)
1990-04-23 Decision on the motion to quash the appeal, La L'HD So G McL
Granted, no order as to costs
1990-04-23 Hearing of the motion to quash, 1990-04-23, La L'HD So G McL
1990-04-23 Submission of motion to quash, 1990-04-23, La L'HD So G McL
1990-04-23 Judgment on the appeal rendered
Quashed, no order as to costs
1990-04-23 Hearing of the appeal, 1990-04-23
1990-04-23 Appeal hearing scheduled, 1990-04-23
1990-04-20 Other document on motion to quash, 10 copies of authorities, with service Sheldon Lofthouse
1990-04-17 Response to the motion to quash, 10 copies, with service Sheldon Lofthouse
1990-04-12 Other document on motion to quash, 10 copies of Authorities Her Majesty the Queen
1990-04-04 Motion to quash, 10 copies, with service Her Majesty the Queen
1990-03-14 Decision on miscellaneous motion, for an order dismissing this appeal as having abated is adjourned to the Court or oppropriate panel of the Court. No costs.
Traversed, no order as to costs
1990-03-14 Hearing of miscellaneous motion, 1990-03-14, for an order dismissing this appeal as having abated is adjourned to the Court or oppropriate panel of the Court. No costs.
Adjourned
1990-03-14 Submission of miscellaneous motion, 1990-03-14, for an order dismissing this appeal as having abated is adjourned to the Court or oppropriate panel of the Court. No costs.
Adjourned
1990-03-14 Decision on miscellaneous motion, So, for an order requesting counsel to be appointed is granted to the limited extent of declaaring that it is desirable that legal aid be provided to enable the appellant to respond to a motion to quash. In other respects the application is reserved until after any such motion is made.
Granted, no order as to costs
1990-03-14 Hearing of miscellaneous motion, 1990-03-14, So
1990-03-14 Submission of miscellaneous motion, 1990-03-14, So
1990-03-13 Affidavit, of Kenneth L. Camnpbell, for an order dismissing as having abated Her Majesty the Queen
1990-03-13 General proceeding, notice of motion for an order dismissing as having abated Her Majesty the Queen
1990-03-13 Affidavit, for an order to dismissing this appeal as having abated of Kenneth L. Campbell, Her Majesty the Queen
1990-03-13 Notice of miscellaneous motion, for an order dismissing this appeal for having abated, Her Majesty the Queen
1990-03-12 Affidavit, for an order to appoint counsel of Clayton C. Ruby Sheldon Lofthouse
1990-03-12 Notice of miscellaneous motion, for an order to appoint counsel, Sheldon Lofthouse
1989-11-07 Notice of appeal, With service Sheldon Lofthouse
1989-10-24 Notice of deposit of judgment issued to all parties, Soloway, Wright, Houston & Assoc. (Ottawa,ON)
1989-10-24 Notice of deposit of judgment issued to all parties, Kevin Laroche (Ottawa,ON)
1989-10-19 Judgment of the Court on the application for leave to appeal, W So Co, The application for leave to appeal is granted, the appeal to be heard together with the appeal of Santiago Wong v. Her Majesty the Queen # 20549.
Granted, no order as to costs
1989-10-02 Hearing of the application for leave to appeal, 1989-10-02, W So Co
Decision reserved
1989-10-02 All materials on application for leave submitted to the Judges, 1989-10-02, W So Co
Decision reserved
1989-09-18 Hearing of the application for leave to appeal scheduled
1989-07-04 Respondent's response on the application for leave to appeal, 5 copies Her Majesty the Queen
1989-06-08 Application for leave to appeal ready to be heard (old rules)
1989-06-08 Application for leave to appeal, , 5 copies, with service, Completed on: 1989-06-08 Sheldon Lofthouse
1989-06-08 Motion to extend the time to file and or serve the application for leave to appeal, , 5 copies, with service Sheldon Lofthouse
1988-02-11 $30.00 filing fee, receipt # 11928 Sheldon Lofthouse
1988-02-11 Notice of application for leave to appeal, With service Sheldon Lofthouse

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
Lofthouse, Sheldon Applicant Active

v.

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

Counsel

Party: Lofthouse, Sheldon

Counsel
Name
Clayton C. Ruby, Q.C.
Contact information
Ruby & Edwardh
11 Prince Arthur Ave
Toronto, Ontario
M5R 1B2
Telephone: (416) 964-9664
FAX: (416) 964-8305
Agent
Name
Heather E. Perkins-McVey
Contact information
Shore, Davis, Kehler
800 - 200 Elgin St
Ottawa, Ontario
K2P 1L5
Telephone: (613) 233-7747
FAX: (613) 233-2374

Party: Her Majesty the Queen

Counsel
Names
S. Casey Hill
Kenneth L. Campbell
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

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Lower court rulings

March 24, 1986
District Court of Ontario

Not available

Conviction: Gross indecency

January 22, 1988
Court of Appeal for Ontario

337/86

Appeal against conviction dismissed

Filed documents

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Date modified: 2025-05-13