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22371

Robert Guthrie v. Her Majesty the Queen

(Alberta) (Criminal) (As of Right)

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)
1997-09-08 Appeal closed
1992-11-17 Correspondence (sent by the Court) to, sent to Court of Appeal of Alberta (Edmonton,AB) Re: Court records sent back.
1992-07-03 General proceeding, transcript received (26 pages)
1992-07-02 Formal judgment sent to the registrar of the court of appeal and all parties, Alberta (Edmonton)
1992-07-02 Copy of formal judgment being prepared, Gowling, Strathy & Henderson (Ottawa,ON)
1992-07-02 Copy of formal judgment being prepared, Bayne, Sellar, Boxall (Ottawa,ON)
1992-06-16 Judgment on the appeal rendered, CJ So Co McL Ia
Dismissed, no order as to costs
1992-06-16 Hearing of the appeal, 1992-06-16, CJ So Co McL Ia
1992-06-16 General proceeding, transcripts of Show cause hearing of Monday, June 1, 1992 (5 pages)
1992-06-08 Respondent's factum, 25 copies, with service Her Majesty the Queen
1992-06-05 Certified casebook, vol. I to V Robert Guthrie
1992-06-05 Case on appeal, 21 copies of vol. I to V Robert Guthrie
1992-06-04 Appeal court record, 1 box (joint with Trial record)
1992-06-04 Trial court record, 1 box (joint with C/A record)
1992-06-01 Appeal hearing
1992-06-01 Appeal removed from the list
1992-06-01 Appeal hearing scheduled, 1992-06-16
1992-06-01 Decision on miscellaneous motion, (Show cause continuation. Appeal to be heard June 16, 1992), CJ So Co McL Ia
Granted, no order as to costs
1992-06-01 Hearing of miscellaneous motion, 1992-06-01, (Show cause continuation. Appeal to be heard June 16, 1992), CJ So Co McL Ia
1992-06-01 Submission of miscellaneous motion, 1992-06-01, (Show cause continuation. Appeal to be heard June 16, 1992), CJ So Co McL Ia
1992-06-01 Appeal perfected for hearing, Session beginning on 1992-04-27, " On the result of the show cause hearing "
1992-05-29 Appellant's factum, 24 copies, with service Robert Guthrie
1992-05-12 Correspondence (sent by the Court) to, (original) from Bryan D. Newton; re: copy of letter sent to Queen's Bench to request appeal books; copy of Agreement as to contents of Case
1992-05-11 General proceeding, transcripts of the Show Cause Hearing of Monday, May 4, 1992 (6 pages)
1992-05-06 Correspondence (sent by the Court) to, (by fax) from Bryan D. Newton; re: copy of letter sent to Queen's Bench to request appeal books; copy of Agreement as to Contents of Case
1992-05-04 Decision on motion for an order that the appeal be deemed abandoned, (show cause), CJ So Co McL Ia
Dismissed, no order as to costs
1992-05-04 Hearing of motion for an order that the appeal be deemed abandoned, 1992-05-04, (show cause), CJ So Co McL Ia
1992-05-04 Submission of motion for an order that the appeal be deemed abandonned, 1992-05-04, (show cause), CJ So Co McL Ia
1992-04-28 Affidavit, 7 copies; Robert James Guthrie Robert Guthrie
1992-04-27 Affidavit, 10 copies; Terrence J. Matchett Her Majesty the Queen
1992-04-21 Proof of service, (Canada Post acknowledgement of Receipt Card) filed. Item delivered on April 13, 1992 to Bryan D. Newton c/o Lord, Fleming (Calgary,AB)
1992-04-03 Correspondence (sent by the Court) to, from A. Roland sent to Mr. Bryan D. Newton (Calgary,AB) advising him that he is required to appear before the Court on Monday May 4, 1992 at 9:30 a.m. to show cause why this appeal should not be quashed pursuant to subsection 695(2) of the Criminal Code.
1991-05-14 General proceeding, Notice of motion for judicial interim release of the appellant pending appeal filed in the Court of Appeal of Alberta and affidavit of Robert James Guthrie; Order for judicial interim release Robert Guthrie
1991-04-02 $30.00 filing fee, receipt #19375 Robert Guthrie
1991-04-02 Notice of appeal, With service Robert Guthrie

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
Guthrie, Robert Applicant Active

v.

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

Counsel

Party: Guthrie, Robert

Counsel
Name
Bryan D. Newton
Contact information
Lord, Russell
600 - 706, 7TH AVE SW
CALGARY, Alberta
T2P 0Z1
Telephone: (403) 262-7722
FAX: (403) 262-5991
Agent
Name
Donald B. Bayne
Contact information
Bayne, Sellar, Boxall
500 - 200 Elgin St
Ottawa, Ontario
K2P 1L5
Telephone: (613) 236-0535
FAX: (613) 236-6958

Party: Her Majesty the Queen

Counsel
Names
Terrance J. Mattchet
Terrence J. Matchett
Contact information
Attorney General of Alberta
10365 - 97TH ST
6TH FL
EDMONTON, Alberta
T5J 3W7
Telephone: (780) 422-0640
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

Summary

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Summary

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Lower court rulings

October 16, 1989
Court of Queen’s Bench of Alberta

Not available

Conviction: 6 counts of fraud

February 26, 1991
Court of Appeal of Alberta (Edmonton)

x

appeal dismissed

Filed documents

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Downloadable PDFs

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Date modified: 2025-05-13