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21826

Her Majesty the Queen v. Willy Arthur Goltz

(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)
1992-10-16 Correspondence (sent by the Court) to, sent to Provincial Court of B.C. (Langley,BC) Re: Lower Court record sent back.
1992-01-13 Correspondence (sent by the Court) to, sent to Court of Appeal of B.C. (Vancouver,BC) re: Court record sent back.
1991-12-19 Appeal closed
1991-11-28 Copy of formal judgment being prepared, Burke-Robertson (Ottawa,ON)
1991-11-28 Copy of formal judgment being prepared, Soloway, Wright, Houston (Ottawa,ON)
1991-11-28 Copy of formal judgment being prepared, Gowling, Strathy & Henderson (Ottawa,ON)
1991-11-27 Formal judgment sent to the registrar of the court of appeal and all parties, British Columbia (Vancouver)
1991-11-14 Notice of deposit of judgment sent to all parties, Burke-Robertson (Ottawa,ON)
1991-11-14 Notice of deposit of judgment sent to all parties, Soloway, Wright, Houston (Ottawa,ON)
1991-11-14 Notice of deposit of judgment sent to all parties, Gowling, Strathy & Henderson (Ottawa,ON)
1991-11-14 Judgment on the appeal rendered, CJ LaF L'HD So G Co McL St Ia, The appeal is allowed and the Respondent's sentence of seven days' imprisonment to be served intermittently on consecutive three-day weekends must stand, the Chief Justice and McLachlin and Stevenson JJ. dissenting.
Allowed, no order as to costs
1991-06-20 General proceeding, transcripts received and distributed to the justices (117 pages)
1991-06-07 Hearing of the appeal, 1991-06-07, CJ LaF L'HD So G Co McL St Ia
Decision reserved
1991-05-29 Notice of withdrawal, With service Attorney General of New Brunswick
1991-05-23 Notice of withdrawal, With service Attorney General of Quebec
1991-05-15 Book of authorities, 10 copies of vols. 1 and 2, with service Her Majesty the Queen
1991-05-09 Book of authorities, 9 copies, with service Attorney General for Ontario
1991-05-09 Intervener's factum, 21 copies, with service Attorney General for Ontario
1991-04-29 Notice of withdrawal Attorney General of Canada
1991-04-29 Intervener's factum, 21 copies, with service Attorney General of Manitoba
1991-04-26 Appeal hearing scheduled, 1991-06-07
Decision reserved
1991-04-11 Notice of withdrawal, With service Attorney General of Alberta
1991-03-28 Trial court record, 1 envelop
1991-03-19 Respondent's factum, 21 copies, with service Willy Arthur Goltz
1991-03-13 Appeal court record, 1 envelop
1991-01-04 Notice of hearing, With service Her Majesty the Queen
1990-12-18 Appeal perfected for hearing, Session beginning on 1991-04-29, With service
1990-12-06 Appellant's factum, 21 copies, with service Her Majesty the Queen
1990-11-19 Certified casebook, vols. 1 to 4, with service Her Majesty the Queen
1990-11-19 Case on appeal, 20 copies vols. 1 to 4, with service Her Majesty the Queen
1990-10-16 Notice of intervention respecting a constitutional question, With service Attorney General of New Brunswick
1990-10-15 Notice of intervention respecting a constitutional question, With service Attorney General of Alberta
1990-10-12 Notice of intervention respecting a constitutional question Attorney General of Quebec
1990-10-11 Notice of intervention respecting a constitutional question, With service Attorney General of Canada
1990-10-05 Notice of intervention respecting a constitutional question, With service Attorney General of Manitoba
1990-09-26 Notice of intervention respecting a constitutional question, With service Attorney General for Ontario
1990-09-18 Notice of constitutional question(s), With service Her Majesty the Queen
1990-09-17 Order on motion to state a constitutional question, With service
1990-09-06 Decision on the motion to state a constitutional question, (For Constitutional Questions see Reg's Red Bk. @ p.365. Interventions by Oct/15/90/, CJ
Granted, no order as to costs
1990-09-06 Hearing of the motion to state a constitutional question, 1990-09-06, (For Constitutional Questions see Reg's Red Bk. @ p.365. Interventions by Oct/15/90/, CJ
1990-09-06 Submission of motion to state a constitutional question, 1990-09-06, (For Constitutional Questions see Reg's Red Bk. @ p.365. Interventions by Oct/15/90/, CJ
1990-08-28 Motion to state a constitutional question, With service Her Majesty the Queen
1990-07-06 Notice of appeal, With service Her Majesty the Queen
1990-06-14 Close file on Leave
1990-06-14 Notice of deposit of judgment issued to all parties, K.L. Ford (New Westminster, BC)
1990-06-14 Notice of deposit of judgment issued to all parties, Burke-Robertson (Ottawa, Ont.)
1990-06-14 Judgment of the Court on the application for leave to appeal, CJ G Co
Granted, no order as to costs
1990-06-14 Hearing of the application for leave to appeal, 1990-06-14, CJ G Co
1990-06-14 All materials on application for leave submitted to the Judges, 1990-06-14, CJ G Co
1990-05-07 All materials on application for leave submitted to the Judges, CJ, G, Co
1990-02-20 $30.00 filing fee, rec.# 16654 Her Majesty the Queen
1990-02-20 Application for leave to appeal, 5 copies, with service, Completed on: 1990-02-20 Her Majesty the Queen

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
Her Majesty the Queen Applicant Active

v.

Main parties - Respondents
Name Role Status
Goltz, Willy Arthur Respondent Active

Other parties

Other parties
Name Role Status
Attorney General for Ontario Intervener Active
Attorney General of Manitoba Intervener Active

Counsel

Party: Her Majesty the Queen

Counsel
Name
George H. Copley, Q.C.
Contact information
Attorney General of British Columbia
P.O. Box 9280 Stn Prov Govt
Victoria, British Columbia
V8W 9J7
Telephone: (250) 356-8400
FAX: (250) 356-9154
Agent
Name
W.G. Burke-Robertson, Q.C.
Contact information
Burke-Robertson
70 Gloucester St
Ottawa, Ontario
K2P 0A2
Telephone: (613) 236-9665
FAX: (613) 235-4430

Party: Goltz, Willy Arthur

Counsel
Name
K.L. Ford
Contact information
42 BEGBIE ST
NEW WESTMINSTER, British Columbia
V3M 3L9
Telephone: (604) 525-0777
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

Party: Attorney General for Ontario

Counsel
Name
W.J. Blacklock, Q.C.
Contact information
Attorney General for Ontario
720 BAY ST
TORONTO, Ontario
M5G 2K1
Telephone: (416) 326-2302
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

Party: Attorney General of Manitoba

Counsel
Name
Lawrence McInnes
Contact information
Attorney General of Manitoba
405 BROADWAY AVE
4TH FL
WINNIPEG, Manitoba
R3C 3L6
Telephone: (204) 945-0679
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

February 2, 1988
Provincial Court of British Columbia

Not available

Conviction: Driving while suspended

September 18, 1988
County Court of British Columbia

X018996

Appeal from sentence allowed

January 8, 1990
Court of Appeal for British Columbia (Vancouver)

CA009886

Appeal dismissed

Filed documents

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Date modified: 2025-05-13