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.


21078

Attorney General of Canada v. Vincent Zito

(Quebec) (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)
1994-07-06 Close file for archive
1991-01-18 Record returned to the Registrar of the Court of Appeal, (Mtl,QC)
1991-01-18 Correspondence (sent by the Court) to
1990-12-04 Formal judgment sent to the registrar of the court of appeal and all parties, of Quebec, Qc
1990-12-04 Copy of formal judgment being prepared, Dept. of Jusitce (Ottawa,ON)
1990-12-04 Copy of formal judgment being prepared, Noël, Berthiaume (Hull,QC)
1990-11-22 Notice of deposit of judgment sent to all parties, Department of Justice (Ottawa,ON)
1990-11-22 Notice of deposit of judgment sent to all parties, Noël, Berthiaume (Hull,QC)
1990-11-22 Judgment on the appeal rendered, CJ CJ LaF L'HD So G McL, The appeal is dismissed and the order of the Court of Appeal directing a new trial is affirmed.
Dismissed, no order as to costs
1989-11-06 General proceeding, transcript received and distributed to the Justices.
1989-10-03 Hearing of the appeal, 1989-10-03, CJ CJ LaF L'HD So G McL
Decision reserved
1989-09-28 Book of authorities, 10 copies,, avec signification Attorney General of Canada
1989-09-27 Appeal hearing scheduled, 1989-10-03
Decision reserved
1989-09-22 Notice of hearing, Avec signification Attorney General of Canada
1989-09-18 Respondent's factum, 21 copies,, avec signification Vincent Zito
1989-09-14 Appeal perfected for hearing, Session beginning on 1989-10-02
1989-09-07 General proceeding, to note Appeal to be heard October 2, 1989 together with "Dersch v. A.G. of Canada" (20580), "Garofoli v. The Queen" (21099), "David Lachance -v- The Queen" (21197)
1989-09-01 Appellant's factum, 21 copies, avec signification Attorney General of Canada
1989-08-24 Trial court record
1989-08-24 Certified casebook Attorney General of Canada
1989-08-17 Case on appeal, 20 copies Attorney General of Canada
1989-07-28 Notice of appeal, 2 copies., avec signification Attorney General of Canada
1989-07-10 Close file on Leave
1989-07-10 Notice of deposit of judgment issued to all parties, Leithman, Goldenberg (Mtl., QC)
1989-07-10 Notice of deposit of judgment issued to all parties, Min. of Justice (Mtl., QC)
1989-06-29 Judgment of the Court on the application for leave to appeal, CJ La L'HD, The application for leave to appeal is granted, the appeal to be heard together with the appeals of Wilfred Wayne Dersch, Marianne Payne, Raymond John Waller and Ralph Ross Harris v. The Attorney General of Canada, # 20580, Jean Claude Garofoli and Her Majesty the Queen, # 21099, and David Lachance v. The Queen, # 21197.
Granted, no order as to costs
1989-06-29 Hearing of the application for leave to appeal, 1989-06-29, CJ La L'HD
1989-06-29 All materials on application for leave submitted to the Judges, 1989-06-29, CJ La L'HD
1988-11-07 All materials on application for leave submitted to the Judges, CJ La L'HD
1988-09-16 Respondent's response on the application for leave to appeal, 5 copies, avec signification Vincent Zito
1988-09-09 Correspondence received from, (Re: New rules sent to C. Girouard) Attorney General of Canada
1988-09-02 Service
1988-09-02 $30.00 filing fee, receipt # ? Attorney General of Canada
1988-09-02 Application for leave to appeal, 5 copies, Completed on: 1988-09-02 Attorney General of Canada

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
Attorney General of Canada Applicant Active

v.

Main parties - Respondents
Name Role Status
Zito, Vincent Respondent Active

Counsel

Party: Attorney General of Canada

Counsel
Name
Jacques Malboeuf, c.r.
Contact information
Procureur général du Canada
200 BOUL RENÉ-LÉVESQUE O
9e ÉTAGE
MONTRÉAL, Quebec
H2Z 1X4
Telephone: (514) 283-2375
FAX: (514) 283-1086
Agent
Name
John C. Tait, Q.C.
Contact information
Attorney General of Canada
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
239 WELLINGTON ST
OTTAWA, Ontario
K1A 0H8
Telephone: (613) 957-4997

Party: Zito, Vincent

Counsel
Name
Claude Girouard
Contact information
Leithman, Goldenberg & Associés
405 - 1255 PL PHILIPPE
MONTRÉAL, Quebec
H3B 3G3
Telephone: (514) 875-4240
Agent
Name
Sylvie Roussel
Contact information
Noël et Associés, s.e.n.c.r.l.
111 Rue Champlain
Hull, Quebec
J8X 3R1
Telephone: (819) 771-7393
FAX: (819) 771-5397

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

June 19, 1986
Court of the Sessions of the Peace of Quebec

Pas disponbile

Condamnation: trafic de stupéfiants

May 6, 1988
Court of Appeal of Quebec (Montréal)

500-10-000224-863

Appel accueilli - nouveau procès ordonné

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