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23642

Walter Pozniak v. Her Majesty the Queen

(Ontario) (Criminal) (By Leave)

Docket

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List of proceedings
Date Proceeding Filed By
(if applicable)
1997-08-15 Appeal closed
1994-11-09 Formal judgment sent to the registrar of the court of appeal and all parties, Ontario (Toronto)
1994-11-09 Copy of formal judgment being prepared, Burke-Robertson (Ottawa, ON)
1994-11-09 Copy of formal judgment being prepared, Karam, Greenspon (Ottawa, ON)
1994-09-29 Judgment on the appeal rendered, CJ LaF L'HD So G Co McL Ia Ma
Allowed, no order as to costs
1994-09-29 Hearing of the appeal, 1994-09-29, CJ LaF L'HD So G Co McL Ia Ma
1994-09-29 Appeal hearing scheduled, 1994-09-29
1994-09-29 Judgment on the appeal rendered
Allowed, no order as to costs
1994-09-29 Hearing of the appeal, 1994-09-29
1994-09-29 Appeal hearing scheduled, 1994-09-29
1994-09-29 Judgment on the appeal rendered
Allowed, no order as to costs
1994-09-29 Hearing of the appeal, 1994-09-29
1994-09-29 Appeal hearing scheduled, 1994-09-29
1994-09-29 Judgment on the appeal rendered, CJ LaF L'HD So G Co McL Ia Ma
Dismissed, no order as to costs
1994-09-29 Hearing of the appeal, 1994-09-29, CJ LaF L'HD So G Co McL Ia Ma
1994-09-29 Appeal hearing scheduled, 1994-09-29
1994-09-29 Judgment on the appeal rendered, CJ LaF L'HD So G Co McL Ia Ma, The appeal is allowed, the conviction is quashed and a verdict of acquittal is substituted, L'Heureux-Dubé and Gonthier JJ. dissenting.
Allowed, no order as to costs
1994-09-29 Notice of deposit of judgment sent to all parties, Burke-Robertson (Ottawa, ON)
1994-09-29 Notice of deposit of judgment sent to all parties, Karam, Greenspon (Ottawa, ON)
1994-03-02 Hearing of the appeal, 1994-03-02, CJ LaF L'HD So G Co McL Ia Ma
Decision reserved
1994-02-22 Book of authorities, 10 copies of vol. 1 and 2 (joint with 23623), with service Walter Pozniak
1994-02-21 Respondent's factum, 24 copies, with service Her Majesty the Queen
1994-02-03 Appellant's factum, 24 copies, with service Walter Pozniak
1994-01-18 Certified casebook, (1 copy), with service Walter Pozniak
1994-01-07 Case on appeal, 23 copies Walter Pozniak
1994-01-07 Appeal hearing scheduled, 1994-03-02
Decision reserved
1993-11-27 Appeal perfected for hearing, Session beginning on 1994-01-24
1993-11-18 Correspondence (sent by the Court) to, of Anil K. Kapoor to advise the Court that he will not be filing a Notice of Constitutional Question in this case
1993-11-09 Correspondence (sent by the Court) to, sent to Ministry of the Attorney General (Toronto, ON) enclosing copy of Rule 32
1993-11-09 Correspondence (sent by the Court) to, sent to Mr. Anil K. Kapoor (Toronto, ON) enclosing copy of Rule 32
1993-11-05 Notice of appeal, With service Walter Pozniak
1993-10-14 Judgment of the Court on the application for leave to appeal, LaF Co Ia, The application for leave to appeal is granted.
Granted, no order as to costs
1993-10-14 Hearing of the application for leave to appeal, 1993-10-14, LaF Co Ia
1993-10-14 All materials on application for leave submitted to the Judges, 1993-10-14, LaF Co Ia
1993-10-14 Notice of deposit of judgment issued to all parties, Karam, Greenspon (Ottawa, ON)
1993-10-14 Notice of deposit of judgment issued to all parties, Burke-Robertson (Ottawa, ON)
1993-10-12 Order on motion to extend time, to file it's factum to Sept 23/93
1993-10-07 Decision on motion to extend time, to serve & file their response to Sept 23/93, with service, Co
Granted, no order as to costs
1993-10-07 Hearing of motion to extend time, 1993-10-07, to serve & file their response to Sept 23/93, with service, Co
1993-10-07 Submission of motion to extend time, 1993-10-07, to serve & file their response to Sept 23/93, with service, Co
1993-10-04 Response to motion to extend time, to file the respondent's response (1 copy) Walter Pozniak
1993-09-30 Affidavit, to file the response to Sept. 23/93; Ian R. Smith, with service Her Majesty the Queen
1993-09-30 Motion to extend time, to file the response to Sept. 23/93, with service Her Majesty the Queen
1993-09-23 Respondent's response on the application for leave to appeal, 5 copies, with service Her Majesty the Queen
1993-08-13 All materials on application for leave submitted to the Judges, LaF Co I
1993-08-06 Application for leave to appeal, as C/A order filed (to be sent with 23623), Completed on: 1993-08-06
1993-08-06 General proceeding, to note 5 copies of the formal C/A order Walter Pozniak
1993-07-30 Application for leave to appeal, 5 copies (formal C/A order missing) (to be sent with 23623), with service, Incomplete Walter Pozniak
1993-07-05 Order issued on motion for a stay of execution
1993-06-25 Decision on the motion for a stay of execution, Co, is granted on the following conditions: 1. The memorandum of the Applicant on the leave to appeal application is to be filed and served by July 31st 1993; 2. Time is to run during the summer months so that the time for filing and serving the memorandum of the Crown Respondent will run from July 31st, 1993; 3. The application is to be perfected as expeditiously as possible.
Granted, no order as to costs
1993-06-25 Hearing of motion for a stay of execution, 1993-06-25, Co
1993-06-25 Submission of motion for a stay of execution, 1993-06-25, Co
1993-06-23 Correspondence received from, sent to Judge Chadwick (Court House, Ottawa, ON) by Fax, from C. Alain, c.c. Lawrence Greenspon, re: Mr. Greenspons's motion for stay of execution has been set down for hearing before a Judge of this Court on Friday June 25/93 at 9:30 a.m.
1993-06-22 Correspondence received from, of Mr. Justice Chadwick to have the motion of Mr. Greenspon heard as early as possible on Friday.
1993-06-22 Other documents on motion for a stay of execution, AFFIDAVIT OF WALTER POZNIAK SWORN THE 4TH OF JUNE, 1993
1993-06-22 Motion for a stay of execution, RETURNABLE JUNE 25, 1993 Walter Pozniak
1993-06-15 Notice of application for leave to appeal, (AMENDED) - 2 COPIES, with service Walter Pozniak
1993-06-04 $30.00 filing fee, receipt no. 27148 Walter Pozniak
1993-06-04 Notice of application for leave to appeal, (2 copies), with service Walter Pozniak

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
Pozniak, Walter Applicant Active

v.

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

Counsel

Party: Pozniak, Walter

Counsel
Names
Anil K. Kapoor
Anil K. Kapoor
Contact information
210 - 20 Adelaide Street East
Toronto, Ontario
M5C 2T6
Telephone: (416) 363-2700
FAX: (416) 368-6811
Email: akk@20adelaide.com
Agent
Name
Lawrence Greenspon
Contact information
Karam, Greenspon
301 Elgin Street
Ottawa, Ontario
K2P 2N9
Telephone: (613) 232-4546
FAX: (613) 232-8229

Party: Her Majesty the Queen

Counsel
Name
Ian R. Smith
Contact information
Attorney General for Ontario
720 BAY ST
10TH FL
TORONTO, Ontario
M5G 2K1
Telephone: (416) 326-4605
FAX: (416) 326-4656
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

November 4, 1992
Ontario Court of Justice (General Division)

3876/92

appeal allowed

May 28, 1993
Court of Appeal for Ontario

x

appeal allowed

Filed documents

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Date modified: 2025-05-13