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23110
Richard Potvin v. Her Majesty the Queen
(Ontario) (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) |
|---|---|---|
| 1997-09-12 | Appeal closed | |
| 1994-03-16 | Correspondence (sent by the Court) to, sent to Court of Appeal for Ontario enclosing their record | |
| 1993-09-02 | Formal judgment sent to the registrar of the court of appeal and all parties, Ontario (Toronto) | |
| 1993-09-02 | Copy of formal judgment being prepared, Burke-Robertson (Ottawa, ON) | |
| 1993-09-02 | Copy of formal judgment being prepared, Shore, Davis & Perkins-McVey (Ottawa, ON) | |
| 1993-06-22 | General proceeding, transcript received and distributed to the judges (23 copies) | |
| 1993-06-07 |
Judgment on the appeal rendered, CJ LaF L'HD So G Co McL Ia Ma Dismissed, no order as to costs |
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| 1993-06-07 | Hearing of the appeal, 1993-06-07, CJ LaF L'HD So G Co McL Ia Ma | |
| 1993-06-03 | Book of authorities, 10 copies (vol. 1 and 2) | Her Majesty the Queen |
| 1993-06-01 | Respondent's factum, 24 copies, with service | Her Majesty the Queen |
| 1993-04-29 | Appeal court record, (accordeon) | |
| 1993-04-23 | Appeal hearing scheduled, 1993-06-07 | |
| 1993-04-21 | General proceeding, transcript received (5 pages) | |
| 1993-04-06 | Hearing of motion for an order that the appeal be deemed abandoned, " Appeal is to be heard on June 7, 1993 AM." | |
| 1993-04-06 | Appellant's factum, 24 copies, with service | Richard Potvin |
| 1993-04-05 | Affidavit, of Shelley M. Hallett for Show cause of April 6, 1993 (9 copies) | Her Majesty the Queen |
| 1993-04-05 | Affidavit, (of Sharon E. Lavine) 10 copies, with service | Richard Potvin |
| 1993-04-05 | Motion for an order that the appeal not be deemed abandoned [s. 695(2) Criminal Code] / Show cause, 10 copies (to be heard during the show cause), with service | Richard Potvin |
| 1993-03-22 | Correspondence (sent by the Court) to, sent to Greenspan, Humphrey (Toronto, ON) re: required to appear before the Court on April 6, 1993, 10:00 a.m. to show cause | |
| 1993-03-01 | Appeal perfected for hearing, Session beginning on 1993-04-26 | |
| 1993-02-02 | Order on motion to extend time, to file the case on appeal to Jan/11/1993., with service | |
| 1993-01-29 |
Decision on motion to extend time, to serve and file the case on appeal to Jan/11/93, L'HD Granted, no order as to costs |
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| 1993-01-29 | Hearing of motion to extend time, 1993-01-29, to serve and file the case on appeal to Jan/11/93, L'HD | |
| 1993-01-29 | Submission of motion to extend time, 1993-01-29, to serve and file the case on appeal to Jan/11/93, L'HD | |
| 1993-01-28 | Response to motion to extend time, to file the Case on Appeal to Jan. 11/93 | Her Majesty the Queen |
| 1993-01-28 | Affidavit, to file the Case on Appeal; Brian H. Greenspan | Richard Potvin |
| 1993-01-28 | Motion to extend time, to file the Case on Appeal to Jan. 11/93 | Richard Potvin |
| 1993-01-13 | Certified casebook, With service | Richard Potvin |
| 1993-01-11 | Case on appeal, 23 copies (extension of time requested) | Richard Potvin |
| 1992-08-07 | Correspondence (sent by the Court) to, sent to Greenspan, Humphrey (Toronto,ON) enclosing receipt for $30 filing fee. | |
| 1992-08-04 | $30.00 filing fee, receipt #25793 | Richard Potvin |
| 1992-07-31 | Notice of appeal, 3 copies, with service | Richard Potvin |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Potvin, Richard | Applicant | Active |
v.
| Name | Role | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Her Majesty the Queen | Respondent | Active |
Counsel
Party: Potvin, Richard
Counsel
2714 - 130 Adelaide St West
Toronto, Ontario
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Telephone: (416) 868-1755
FAX: (416) 868-1990
Agent
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Telephone: (613) 233-7747
FAX: (613) 233-2374
Party: Her Majesty the Queen
Counsel
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Telephone: (416) 326-2302
FAX: (416) 326-4656
Agent
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Ottawa, Ontario
K2P 0A2
Telephone: (613) 566-2058
FAX: (613) 235-4430
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Lower court rulings
Ontario Court of Justice (General Division)
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Charge of criminal negligence causing death stayed
Court of Appeal for Ontario
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Appeal of the Respondent allowed
Filed documents
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