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23711

Clifford Crawford 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.

List of proceedings
Date Proceeding Filed By
(if applicable)
1995-08-17 Appeal closed
1995-08-17 Close file on Leave
1995-04-07 Formal judgment sent to the registrar of the court of appeal and all parties, Ontario (Toronto)
1995-04-07 Copy of formal judgment being prepared, Gowling, Strathy & Henderson (Ottawa, ON)
1995-04-07 Copy of formal judgment being prepared, Burke-Robertson
1995-04-04 Correspondence (sent by the Court) to, sent to Ontario Court (Belleville, ON) enclosing their record (1 box)
1995-03-30 Judgment on the appeal rendered, CJ LaF L'HD So G Co McL Ia Ma, The appeal is allowed and a new trial ordered.
Allowed, no order as to costs
1995-03-30 Notice of deposit of judgment sent to all parties, Burke-Robertson
1995-03-30 Notice of deposit of judgment sent to all parties, Gowling, Strathy & Henderson (Ottawa, ON)
1994-11-17 General proceeding, transcripts received and distributed to the judges (48 pages)
1994-11-04 Hearing of the appeal, 1994-11-04, CJ LaF L'HD So G Co McL Ia Ma
Decision reserved
1994-10-26 Correspondence (sent by the Court) to, from Gowling, Strathy re: duration of argument
1994-10-19 Book of authorities, 10 copies (JOINT) Her Majesty the Queen
1994-10-11 Trial court exhibits, 1 box (to be sent back to Ontario Court at 235 Pinnacle Street, Belleville, Ont. K8N 3A9)
1994-10-05 Appeal hearing scheduled, 1994-11-04
Decision reserved
1994-09-22 Respondent's factum, With service Her Majesty the Queen
1994-09-14 Notice of hearing, (1 copy), with service Clifford Crawford
1994-08-02 Order on motion to dispense with printing, With service
1994-07-28 Certified casebook, With service Clifford Crawford
1994-07-25 Decision on motion to dispense with printing, to file 10 copies of the transcript of evidence, with service, DeRg
Granted, no order as to costs
1994-07-25 Hearing of motion to dispense with printing, 1994-07-25, to file 10 copies of the transcript of evidence, with service, DeRg
1994-07-25 Submission of motion to dispense with printing, 1994-07-25, to file 10 copies of the transcript of evidence, with service, DeRg
1994-07-22 Correspondence (sent by the Court) to, (by fax) from Robert E. Houston, Q.C.; re: respondent reluctancly consents to the motion to dispense with printing
1994-07-22 Case on appeal, 23 copies Clifford Crawford
1994-07-22 General proceeding, to note 10 copies of TRIAL PROCEEDINGS vol. I to V plus the Address to the Jury (red covers TO BE SENT WITH THE CASE ON APPEAL) (see motion granted by the Deputy Registrar on July 25/94) Clifford Crawford
1994-07-20 Appeal perfected for hearing, Session beginning on 1994-10-03
1994-07-20 Affidavit, of Eduard J. Van Bemmel, with service Clifford Crawford
1994-07-20 Motion to dispense with printing, to file 10 copies of the transcripts of evidence as used in lower Courts, with service Clifford Crawford
1994-07-18 Appellant's factum, 24 copies (see order dated June 15, 1994), with service Clifford Crawford
1994-06-15 Correspondence (sent by the Court) to, from Robert E. Houston to D. Beaulieu re: requesting that the appeal be heard on November 94
1994-06-15 Decision on motion for an order that the appeal not be deemed abandoned [s. 695(2) Criminal Code] / Show Cause, on condition that the appellant's factum be filed no later than July 30th and that the appeal be ready to be heard in the Fall, CJ
Granted, no order as to costs
1994-06-15 Hearing of motion for an order that the appeal not be deemed abandoned [s. 695(2) Criminal Code] / Show Cause, 1994-06-15, on condition that the appellant's factum be filed no later than July 30th and that the appeal be ready to be heard in the Fall, CJ
1994-06-15 Submission of motion for an order that the appeal not be deemed abandoned [s. 695(2) Criminal Code] / Show Cause, 1994-06-15, on condition that the appellant's factum be filed no later than July 30th and that the appeal be ready to be heard in the Fall, CJ
1994-06-13 Affidavit, (of Christopher Hicks) Clifford Crawford
1994-06-13 Motion for an order that the appeal not be deemed abandoned [s. 695(2) Criminal Code] / Show cause Clifford Crawford
1994-06-07 Correspondence (sent by the Court) to, of Robert E. Houston, Q.C. to advise the Court that he is not opposing the motion for the appeal be deemed not abandoned
1994-05-30 Correspondence (sent by the Court) to, sent to Hicks, Finnestad (Toronto, ON) c.c. C. Jane Arnup by Fax from A. Roland to show cause on June 17/94 at 9:30 a.m.
1994-05-25 Order granting leave to appeal
1994-05-19 General proceeding, (1 COPY OF ADDITIONAL NOTICE OF APPEAL - LEAVE GRANTED ON FEB. 10, 1994)
1994-02-11 Notice of deposit of judgment issued to all parties, Burke-Robertson (Ottawa, ON)
1994-02-11 Notice of deposit of judgment issued to all parties, Gowling, Strathy & Henderson (Ottawa, ON)
1994-02-10 Judgment of the Court on the application for leave to appeal, CJ Co Ia, The application for leave to appeal is granted.
Granted, no order as to costs
1994-02-10 Hearing of the application for leave to appeal, 1994-02-10, CJ Co Ia
1994-02-10 All materials on application for leave submitted to the Judges, 1994-02-10, CJ Co Ia
1993-11-22 All materials on application for leave submitted to the Judges, CJ Co I
1993-11-18 Correspondence received from, sent to Gowling, Strathy & Henderson (Ottawa, ON) re: receipt of material commencing a proceeding and filing fee
1993-11-12 Respondent's response on the application for leave to appeal, 5 copies, with service Her Majesty the Queen
1993-10-29 Application for leave to appeal, 5 copies, with service, Completed on: 1993-10-29 Clifford Crawford
1993-10-13 Order on motion to extend the time to file and/or serve the leave application
1993-10-12 Correspondence received from, sent to Burke-Robertson (Ottawa, ON) enclosing Rule 32
1993-10-12 Correspondence received from, sent to Hicks, Finnestad (Toronto, ON) enclosing Rule 32
1993-10-06 Decision on motion to extend time to file and /or serve the leave application, to Nov. 1/93, with service, Ma
Granted, no order as to costs
1993-10-06 Hearing of motion to extend time to file and/ or serve the leave application, 1993-10-06, to Nov. 1/93, with service, Ma
1993-10-06 Submission of motion to extend time to file and/ or serve the leave application, 1993-10-06, to Nov. 1/93, with service, Ma
1993-10-05 Response to the motion to extend the time to file and / or serve the leave application, of David Butt (1 copy) (original filed on Oct. 8) Her Majesty the Queen
1993-10-05 Affidavit, of Christopher Kicks (1 copy) Original filed on Oct. 8/93 Clifford Crawford
1993-10-05 Motion to extend the time to file and or serve the application for leave to appeal, to file an application for leave to appeal to November 1, 1993 (1 copy), with service Clifford Crawford
1993-09-24 Order on motion to extend time to serve and/or file notice of appeal
1993-09-22 Decision on motion to extend time to serve and/or file notice of appeal, to Sept. 30/93, Ia
Granted, no order as to costs
1993-09-22 Hearing of motion to extend time to serve and/or file notice of appeal, 1993-09-22, to Sept. 30/93, Ia
1993-09-22 Submission of motion to extend time to serve and/or file notice of appeal submitted, 1993-09-22, to Sept. 30/93, Ia
1993-09-21 Response to motion to extend time to serve and/or file notice of appeal, (1 copy) Her Majesty the Queen
1993-09-21 Affidavit, of Christopher Hicks (1 copy) Clifford Crawford
1993-09-21 Motion to extend the time to serve and/or file the notice of appeal, (1 copy) Clifford Crawford
1993-09-21 $30.00 filing fee, receipt no. 27543 Clifford Crawford
1993-09-21 Notice of appeal, (1 copy), with service Clifford Crawford

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
Crawford, Clifford Applicant Active

v.

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

Counsel

Party: Crawford, Clifford

Counsel
Christopher Hicks
Hicks, Block, Adams
238 King Street East
Toronto, Ontario
M5A 1K1
Telephone: (416) 975-1700
FAX: (416) 925-8882
Email: chicks@h-b-a.ca
Agent
Brian A. Crane, Q.C.
Gowling Lafleur Henderson
2600 - 160 Elgin St
Box 466 Stn A
Ottawa, Ontario
K1N 8S3
Telephone: (613) 232-1781
FAX: (613) 563-9869

Party: Her Majesty the Queen

Counsel
C. Jane Arnup
Attorney General for Ontario
720 Bay St
10th Floor
Toronto, Ontario
M5G 2K1
Telephone: (416) 326-4600
FAX: (416) 326-4656
Agent
Robert E. Houston., Q.C.
Burke-Robertson
70 Gloucester St
Ottawa, Ontario
K2P 0A2
Telephone: (613) 566-2058
FAX: (613) 235-4430

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Lower court rulings

November 28, 1989
Supreme Court of Ontario

x

conviction: second degree murder

April 6, 1993
Court of Appeal for Ontario

C5882

appeal dismissed

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Date modified: 2025-05-13