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22916
Her Majesty the Queen v. William J. Kearney
(New Brunswick) (Criminal) (As of Right)
Docket
Judgments on applications for leave to appeal are rendered by the Court, but are not necessarily unanimous.
| Date | Proceeding | Filed By (if applicable) |
|---|---|---|
| 1997-09-09 | Appeal closed | |
| 1993-07-22 | Correspondence (sent by the Court) to, sent to Court of Appeal of New Brunswick, enclosing their record | |
| 1992-12-16 | General proceeding, transcripts received (83 pages) | |
| 1992-12-15 | Copy of formal judgment being prepared, Burke-Robertson (Ottawa,ON) | |
| 1992-12-15 | Copy of formal judgment being prepared, Deputy Attorney General of Canada (Ottawa,ON) | |
| 1992-12-15 | Copy of formal judgment being prepared, Nelligan, Power (Ottawa,ON) | |
| 1992-12-14 | Formal judgment sent to the registrar of the court of appeal and all parties, New Brunswick (Fredericton) | |
| 1992-12-01 |
Judgment on the appeal rendered, CJ LaF L'HD So G McL Ia Allowed, no order as to costs |
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| 1992-12-01 | Hearing of the appeal, 1992-12-01, CJ LaF L'HD So G McL Ia | |
| 1992-11-30 | Correspondence received from, from Dept. of Justice advising use that Bruce A. MacFarlane, Q.C. and Nancy L. Irving will be appearing in the hearing on December 1st, 1992 | Attorney General of Canada |
| 1992-11-19 | Correspondence (sent by the Court) to, of Mark Edwards to advise the Court that the Respondent will not be filing a factum in response to the intervenor's factum | |
| 1992-11-19 | Book of authorities, 10 copies, with service | William J. Kearney |
| 1992-11-19 | Order on motion to extend time, for leave to intervene., with service | |
| 1992-11-16 | Book of authorities, 10 copies, with service | Attorney General of Canada |
| 1992-11-09 | Intervener's factum, 24 copies, with service | Attorney General of Canada |
| 1992-11-02 |
Decision on the motion for leave to intervene, Co, " It is apparent that if this application is granted that tha respondent may be justified in seeking an adjournment of the appeal fixed to be heard Dec\01\1992. In those circumstances despite the assistance the intervention of the Attorney General of Ontario will provide, the applicatio to extend time for leave to intervene (and to intervene) must be dismissed. This is obviously a case that should be dealt with as expeditiously as possible" Dismissed, no order as to costs |
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| 1992-11-02 | Hearing of motion for leave to intervene, 1992-11-02, Co | |
| 1992-11-02 | Submission of motion for leave to intervene, 1992-11-02, Co | |
| 1992-11-02 |
Decision on motion to extend time, to intervene, Co Dismissed, no order as to costs |
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| 1992-11-02 | Hearing of motion to extend time, 1992-11-02, to intervene, Co | |
| 1992-11-02 | Submission of motion to extend time, 1992-11-02, to intervene, Co | |
| 1992-10-28 | Response to the motion for leave to intervene, of A.G. Ontario (letterform) | Her Majesty the Queen |
| 1992-10-28 | Response to motion to extend time, for leave to intervene of A.G. Ontario (letterform ) | Her Majesty the Queen |
| 1992-10-28 | Affidavit, and to present an oral argument of 15 minutes (of Kenneth L. Campbell), with service | Attorney General for Ontario |
| 1992-10-28 | Motion for leave to intervene, and present an oral argument of 15 minutes, with service | Attorney General for Ontario |
| 1992-10-28 | Affidavit, for leave to intervene (Kenneth L. Campbell), with service | Attorney General for Ontario |
| 1992-10-28 | Motion to extend time, for leave to intervene, with service | Attorney General for Ontario |
| 1992-10-22 | Correspondence (sent by the Court) to, of Mark Edwards to oppose the application for leave to intervene of the Attorney general of Canada | |
| 1992-10-21 | Response to the motion for leave to intervene, of the Attorney General of Canada | Her Majesty the Queen |
| 1992-10-21 | Response to motion to extend time, for leave to intervene of Attorney General of Canada | Her Majesty the Queen |
| 1992-10-20 | Affidavit, and to present an oral argument of 20 minutes (of William H. Corbett) | Attorney General of Canada |
| 1992-10-20 | Affidavit, for leave to intervene (of William H. Corbett) | Attorney General of Canada |
| 1992-10-20 | Motion for leave to intervene, and to present an oral argument of 20 minutes | Attorney General of Canada |
| 1992-10-20 | Motion to extend time, for leave to intervene | Attorney General of Canada |
| 1992-09-30 | Appeal hearing scheduled, 1992-12-01 | |
| 1992-09-22 | Proof of service, of vol. I & II of the book of authorities (Appellant's Casebook) | |
| 1992-09-21 | Respondent's factum, 24 copies, with service | William J. Kearney |
| 1992-08-13 | Trial court record, 1 accordion file containing the originals of part I to IV of the Case on Appeal | |
| 1992-08-11 | Book of authorities, 10 copies of vol. I and II (Appellant's Casebook) | Her Majesty the Queen |
| 1992-08-10 | Appeal perfected for hearing, Session beginning on 1992-10-05 | |
| 1992-07-27 | Appellant's factum, 24 copies, with service | Her Majesty the Queen |
| 1992-07-02 | Certified casebook | Her Majesty the Queen |
| 1992-06-24 | Case on appeal, 23 copies | Her Majesty the Queen |
| 1992-03-27 | Proof of service, of Notice of Appeal | |
| 1992-03-26 | Notice of appeal, 2 copies, with service | Her Majesty the Queen |
| 1992-03-25 | $30.00 filing fee, receipt #25197 | Her Majesty the Queen |
| 1992-03-25 | Notice of appeal | 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
| Name | Role | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Her Majesty the Queen | Applicant | Active |
v.
| Name | Role | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Kearney, William J. | Respondent | Active |
Other parties
| Name | Role | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Attorney General of Canada | Intervener | Active |
Counsel
Party: Her Majesty the Queen
Counsel
720 BAY ST
TORONTO, Ontario
M5G 2K1
Telephone: (416) 326-2220
Agent
70 Gloucester St
Ottawa, Ontario
K2P 0A2
Telephone: (613) 566-2058
FAX: (613) 235-4430
Party: Kearney, William J.
Counsel
551 CHARLOTTE ST
PO BOX 295 STN A
FREDERICTON, New Brunswick
E3B 4Y9
Telephone: (506) 458-8140
Agent
1900 - 66 Slater St
Ottawa, Ontario
K1P 5H1
Telephone: (613) 238-8080
FAX: (613) 238-2098
Party: Attorney General of Canada
Counsel
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
239 WELLINGTON ST
OTTAWA, Ontario
K1A 0H8
Telephone: (613) 957-4997
Summary
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Lower court rulings
Court of Queen’s Bench of New Brunswick
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Charges stayed
Court of Appeal of New Brunswick
156/91/CA
appeal dismissed
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.
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