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21869

Brent Alexander Easton v. Attorney General for Ontario

(Ontario) (Criminal) (By Leave)

Docket

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List of proceedings
Date Proceeding Filed By
(if applicable)
1994-07-15 Appeal closed
1991-08-19 Formal judgment sent to the registrar of the court of appeal and all parties, (Toronto,ON)
1991-08-19 Copy of formal judgment being prepared
1991-08-19 Copy of formal judgment being prepared, Gowling, Strathy & Henderson (Ottawa,ON)
1991-08-19 Copy of formal judgment being prepared, Soloway, Wright, Houston (Ottawa,ON)
1991-07-15 General proceeding, transcripts received (50 pages)
1991-06-28 Judgment on the appeal rendered, CJ So G Co McL
Dismissed, no order as to costs
1991-06-28 Hearing of the appeal, 1991-06-28, CJ So G Co McL
1991-06-04 Book of authorities, JOINT with 21868, 10 copies Attorney General for Ontario
1991-06-03 Respondent's factum, 21 copies Attorney General for Ontario
1991-05-27 Correspondence (sent by the Court) to, from Fergus J. O'Connor; re: appellant and respondent will take 1 hour for pleadings each and will argue both cases together (21868 - Phillips)
1991-04-26 Appeal hearing scheduled, 1991-06-28
1991-04-09 Notice of hearing, With service Brent Alexander Easton
1991-03-26 Appeal perfected for hearing, Session beginning on 1991-04-29
1991-03-08 Book of authorities, 10 copies, with service Brent Alexander Easton
1991-03-08 Appellant's factum, 21 copies, with service Brent Alexander Easton
1991-02-26 Certified casebook Brent Alexander Easton
1991-02-22 Case on appeal, 21 copies, with service Brent Alexander Easton
1990-12-20 Order granting leave to appeal, With service
1990-11-23 Notice of appeal, With service Brent Alexander Easton
1990-11-15 Close file on Leave
1990-11-15 Notice of deposit of judgment issued to all parties, Soloway, Wright, Houston (Ottawa,ON)
1990-11-15 Notice of deposit of judgment issued to all parties, Gowling, Strathy & Henderson (Ottawa,ON)
1990-11-15 Judgment of the Court on the application for leave to appeal, W So McL, The application for leave to appeal is granted. The appeal is to be heard along with Ralph Wayne Phillips v. The Attorney General of Ontario.
Granted, no order as to costs
1990-11-15 Hearing of the application for leave to appeal, 1990-11-15, W So McL
1990-11-15 All materials on application for leave submitted to the Judges, 1990-11-15, W So McL
1990-10-02 Correspondence received from, sent to Mr. Mirko Muvrin (Toronto,ON) enclosing copy of Notice of Deposit of Judgment and formal pronouncement & informing him that written reasons are not provided in leave applications.
1990-09-17 Correspondence received from, sent to Mr. Mirko Muvrin (Toronto,ON) enclosing copy of Notice of Deposit of judgment and the formal pronouncement and assuring Mr. Muvrin that the fact that his application was prepared without the assistance of a lawyer was not a factor in the Courts de
1990-08-28 Correspondence received from, from Fergus O'Connor re: filing recent decision Brent Alexander Easton
1990-05-24 All materials on application for leave submitted to the Judges, W So McL
1990-04-06 Affidavit, of Brian H. Greenspan Brent Alexander Easton
1990-04-05 Respondent's response on the application for leave to appeal, 5 copies, with service Attorney General for Ontario
1990-04-02 Service, of motion book and authorities
1990-03-15 $30.00 filing fee, receipt #16766 Brent Alexander Easton
1990-03-15 Book of authorities, 5 copies, with service Brent Alexander Easton
1990-03-15 Application for leave to appeal, 5 copies, with service, Completed on: 1990-03-15 Brent Alexander Easton
1990-03-15 Motion to extend the time to file and or serve the application for leave to appeal, 5 copies (included in motion book), with service Brent Alexander Easton

Parties

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Main parties

Main parties - Appellants
Name Role Status
Easton, Brent Alexander Applicant Active

v.

Main parties - Respondents
Name Role Status
Attorney General for Ontario Respondent Active

Counsel

Party: Easton, Brent Alexander

Counsel
Donald A. Bailey
Fergus J. O'Connor
Fergus J. O'Connor & Associates
104 JOHNSON ST
PO BOX 1959
KINGSTON, Ontario
K7L 5J7
Telephone: (613) 546-5581
FAX: (613) 546-5540
Agent
Brian A. Crane, Q.C.
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
Jocelyn Van Overbeek
Attorney General for Ontario
720 BAY ST
TORONTO, Ontario
M5G 2K1
Telephone: (416) 326-4594
Agent
Robert E. Houston., Q.C.
Burke-Robertson
70 Gloucester St
Ottawa, Ontario
K2P 0A2
Telephone: (613) 566-2058
FAX: (613) 235-4430

Summary

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Summary

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Lower court rulings

January 26, 1988
Supreme Court of Ontario

Not available

Application for certiorari to quash sentence allowed (see file)

July 21, 1989
Court of Appeal for Ontario

207/88

Appeal allowed - sentence varied

Memorandums of argument on application for leave to appeal

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Date modified: 2025-05-13