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21703

Réginald Henley v. Her Majesty the Queen

(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)
1994-07-13 Appeal closed
1992-12-18 Correspondence (sent by the Court) to, sent to Cour d'appel du Québec Re: Court records returned.
1991-03-11 Formal judgment sent to the registrar of the court of appeal and all parties, (Mtl,QC)
1991-03-11 Copy of formal judgment being prepared, Bergeron, Gaudreau, Pinet (Hull,QC)
1991-03-11 Copy of formal judgment being prepared, Noël, Berthiaume (Hull,QC)
1991-02-11 General proceeding, transcripts received (3 pages)
1991-01-29 Judgment on the appeal rendered, CJ L'HD So G Co St Ia, The Chief Justice (orally): By consent of the Crown, the appeal is allowed and a new trial is ordered.
Allowed, no order as to costs
1991-01-29 Hearing of the appeal, 1991-01-29, CJ L'HD So G Co St Ia
1991-01-24 Correspondence (sent by the Court) to, (by fax) from Jacques Gauvin indicating that he consents that the appeal be granted and a new trial be ordered
1991-01-22 Service, de l'avis d,audition, with service
1991-01-21 Book of authorities, 11 copies Her Majesty the Queen
1991-01-18 Appeal hearing scheduled, 1991-01-29
1991-01-08 Notice of withdrawal, With service Attorney General of Canada
1991-01-07 Notice of hearing Réginald Henley
1991-01-07 Appeal perfected for hearing, Session beginning on 1991-01-21, With service
1990-12-19 Respondent's factum, 21 copies, with service Her Majesty the Queen
1990-12-10 Decision on motion for an order that the appeal not be deemed abandoned [s. 695(2) Criminal Code] / Show Cause, St
Granted, no order as to costs
1990-12-10 Hearing of motion for an order that the appeal not be deemed abandoned [s. 695(2) Criminal Code] / Show Cause, 1990-12-10, St
1990-12-10 Submission of motion for an order that the appeal not be deemed abandoned [s. 695(2) Criminal Code] / Show Cause, 1990-12-10, St
1990-12-07 Response to motion for an order that the appeal not be deemed abandoned [s. 695(2) Criminal Code] / Show Cause, With service Her Majesty the Queen
1990-12-07 Affidavit Réginald Henley
1990-12-07 Motion for an order that the appeal not be deemed abandoned [s. 695(2) Criminal Code] / Show cause, With service Réginald Henley
1990-10-01 Notice of withdrawal Attorney General of Manitoba
1990-09-21 Notice of withdrawal, With service Attorney General of Alberta
1990-08-31 Appellant's factum, 21 copies, with service Réginald Henley
1990-08-20 Trial court record
1990-08-20 Certified casebook, With service Réginald Henley
1990-08-07 Case on appeal, 20 copies of vols. 1 to 4, with service Réginald Henley
1990-04-30 Notice of intervention respecting a constitutional question, With service Attorney General of Manitoba
1990-04-27 Notice of intervention respecting a constitutional question, With service Attorney General of Alberta
1990-04-25 Notice of intervention respecting a constitutional question, With service Attorney General of Canada
1990-04-06 Notice of constitutional question(s), With service Réginald Henley
1990-03-27 Order on motion to state a constitutional question, With service
1990-03-22 Order granting leave to appeal, With service
1990-03-21 Decision on the motion to state a constitutional question, (For Constitutional Questions see Reg's Bk. #7 @ p 322. Interventions by May/30/90., La
Granted, no order as to costs
1990-03-21 Hearing of the motion to state a constitutional question, 1990-03-21, (For Constitutional Questions see Reg's Bk. #7 @ p 322. Interventions by May/30/90., La
1990-03-21 Submission of motion to state a constitutional question, 1990-03-21, (For Constitutional Questions see Reg's Bk. #7 @ p 322. Interventions by May/30/90., La
1990-03-20 Response to the motion to state a constitutional question Her Majesty the Queen
1990-03-20 Motion to state a constitutional question, With service Réginald Henley
1990-03-09 Notice of appeal, With service Réginald Henley
1990-03-01 Close file on Leave
1990-03-01 Notice of deposit of judgment issued to all parties, Noël, Décary (Hull,QC)
1990-03-01 Notice of deposit of judgment issued to all parties, Ivan Lerner (Mtl,QC)
1990-03-01 Judgment of the Court on the application for leave to appeal, La LaF L'HD, The application for leave to appeal is granted
Granted, no order as to costs
1990-03-01 Hearing of the application for leave to appeal, 1990-03-01, La LaF L'HD
1990-03-01 All materials on application for leave submitted to the Judges, 1990-03-01, La LaF L'HD
1990-01-23 All materials on application for leave submitted to the Judges, La, LaF, L'HD
1989-12-19 Respondent's response on the application for leave to appeal, 5 copies, with service Her Majesty the Queen
1989-11-28 $30.00 filing fee, rec.#16332 Réginald Henley
1989-11-28 Application for leave to appeal, 5 copies, with service, Completed on: 1989-11-28 Réginald Henley

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
Henley, Réginald Applicant Active

v.

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

Counsel

Party: Henley, Réginald

Counsel
Name
Ivan Lerner
Contact information
Waxman & Associates
300 - 407 RUE McGILL
MONTRÉAL, Quebec
H2Y 2G3
Telephone: (514) 285-1333
FAX: (514) 285-1777
Agent
Name
Richard Gaudreau
Contact information
Bergeron, Gaudreau
167, rue Notre Dame
Hull, Quebec
J8X 3T3
Telephone: (819) 770-7928
FAX: (819) 770-1424

Party: Her Majesty the Queen

Counsel
Name
Ginette Kirouac
Contact information
Procureur général du Québec
4.100 - 1 RUE NOTRE-DAME E
MONTRÉAL, Quebec
H2Y 1B6
Telephone: (514) 393-2703
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

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Lower court rulings

October 1, 1986
Superior Court of Quebec

500-01-5753-865

Conviction: First degree murder

September 29, 1989
Court of Appeal of Quebec (Montréal)

500-10-000304-863

Appeal dismissed

Filed documents

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Date modified: 2025-05-13