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23749

Her Majesty the Queen v. David Gordon Barrett

(Ontario) (Criminal) (By Leave)

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)
1995-08-18 Close file on Leave
1995-07-12 Record returned to the Registrar of the Court of Appeal
1995-07-11 Correspondence (sent by the Court) to, sent to Ontario Court (GD) (Toronto, ON) enclosing their record (1 env.)
1995-04-04 Formal judgment sent to the registrar of the court of appeal and all parties, Ontario (Toronto)
1995-04-04 Copy of formal judgment being prepared, Burke-Robertson
1995-04-04 Copy of formal judgment being prepared, Shore, Davis & Perkins-McVey (Ottawa, ON)
1995-02-22 Judgment on the appeal rendered, C.A. judgment set aside, conviction restored, CJ L'HD Co McL Ia
Allowed, no order as to costs
1995-02-22 Hearing of the appeal, 1995-02-22, C.A. judgment set aside, conviction restored, CJ L'HD Co McL Ia
1995-02-14 Reply factum on appeal, 24 copies (motion requested - Karen will file this motion shortly), with service Her Majesty the Queen
1995-02-13 Book of authorities, 10 copies of vol. 1 and 2 David Gordon Barrett
1995-02-13 Respondent's factum, 24 copies, with service David Gordon Barrett
1995-01-18 Correspondence (sent by the Court) to, from Robert E. Houston, Q.C.; re: Renee Pomerance will take 1 hour for submissions
1995-01-17 Order on motion to extend time, to file the factum to Jan 9/95
1995-01-13 Correspondence (sent by the Court) to, from Burke-Robertson; re: page 8 to be replaced in the appellant's factum, sent to CJ L'HD Co McL I, Jan 17/95
1995-01-13 Book of authorities, 10 copies of vols. 1 and 2, with service Her Majesty the Queen
1995-01-13 Appeal hearing scheduled, 1995-02-22
1995-01-12 Decision on motion to extend time, to file the factum to Jan 9/95, Reg
Granted, no order as to costs
1995-01-12 Hearing of motion to extend time, 1995-01-12, to file the factum to Jan 9/95, Reg
1995-01-12 Submission of motion to extend time, 1995-01-12, to file the factum to Jan 9/95, Reg
1995-01-09 Response to motion to extend time, to file the appellant's factum to Jan. 9/95 David Gordon Barrett
1995-01-09 Affidavit, to file the appelant's factum to Jan. 9/95 (of Renee M. Pomerance), with service Her Majesty the Queen
1995-01-09 Motion to extend time, to file the appellant's factum to Jan. 9/95, with service Her Majesty the Queen
1995-01-09 Appellant's factum, 24 copies, with service Her Majesty the Queen
1994-11-29 Appeal perfected for hearing, Session beginning on 1995-01-23
1994-10-11 Order on motion to order that the appeal not be deemed abandoned [s. 695(2) Criminal Code] / Show cause
1994-10-05 Decision on motion for an order that the appeal not be deemed abandoned [s. 695(2) Criminal Code] / Show Cause, on condition the appeal be ready to be prosecuted during the January term, CJ
Granted, no order as to costs
1994-10-05 Hearing of motion for an order that the appeal not be deemed abandoned [s. 695(2) Criminal Code] / Show Cause, 1994-10-05, on condition the appeal be ready to be prosecuted during the January term, CJ
1994-10-05 Submission of motion for an order that the appeal not be deemed abandoned [s. 695(2) Criminal Code] / Show Cause, 1994-10-05, on condition the appeal be ready to be prosecuted during the January term, CJ
1994-09-23 Response to motion for an order that the appeal not be deemed abandoned [s. 695(2) Criminal Code] / Show Cause, (Shore, Davis, Perkins-McVey) - 1 copy David Gordon Barrett
1994-09-22 Affidavit, of Renee M. Pomerance (1 copy), with service Her Majesty the Queen
1994-09-22 Motion for an order that the appeal not be deemed abandoned [s. 695(2) Criminal Code] / Show cause, (1 copy), with service Her Majesty the Queen
1994-09-13 Decision on motion to extend time, to file case on appeal to Sept 12/94, Reg
Granted, no order as to costs
1994-09-13 Hearing of motion to extend time, 1994-09-13, to file case on appeal to Sept 12/94, Reg
1994-09-13 Submission of motion to extend time, 1994-09-13, to file case on appeal to Sept 12/94, Reg
1994-09-12 Response to motion to extend time, to file the Case on Appeal to Sept. 12/94 David Gordon Barrett
1994-09-12 Affidavit, to file the Case on Appeal to Sept. 12/94 (of Renee M. Pomerance), with service Her Majesty the Queen
1994-09-12 Motion to extend time, to file the Case on Appeal to Sept. 12/94, with service Her Majesty the Queen
1994-09-12 Certified casebook, vol. I to V, with service Her Majesty the Queen
1994-09-12 Case on appeal, 23 copies of vol. I to V Her Majesty the Queen
1994-09-02 Correspondence (sent by the Court) to, sent to Department of Justice (Toronto, ON) re: subsection 695(2) of the Criminal Code of Canada c.c. Greenspan, Humphrey, Burke-Robertson and Shore, Davis & Perkins-McVey
1994-07-14 Trial court record, 1 box (joint with C/A record)
1994-07-14 Appeal court record, 1 box (joint with Trial record)
1994-07-12 Trial court exhibits, 1 accordion file to be sent back to Ontario Court (General Division) Room 241, 361 University Ave. Toronto, Ont. M5G 1T3
1994-06-13 Correspondence (sent by the Court) to, sent to A.G. of ON (Toronto, ON) c.c. Burke- Robertson from C. Alain enclosing copy of Rule 32
1994-06-13 Correspondence (sent by the Court) to, sent to Greenspan, Humphrey (Toronto, ON) from C. Alain enclosing copy of Rule 32
1994-05-27 Notice of appeal, With service Her Majesty the Queen
1994-04-29 Order granting leave to appeal
1994-04-29 Notice of deposit of judgment issued to all parties, Shore, Davis & Perkins-McVey (Ottawa, ON)
1994-04-29 Notice of deposit of judgment issued to all parties, Burke-Robertson (Ottawa, ON)
1994-04-28 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
1994-04-28 Hearing of the application for leave to appeal, 1994-04-28, CJ Co Ia
1994-04-28 All materials on application for leave submitted to the Judges, 1994-04-28, CJ Co Ia
1993-11-02 All materials on application for leave submitted to the Judges, CJ Co I
1993-10-22 Respondent's response on the application for leave to appeal, 5 copies, with service David Gordon Barrett
1993-10-20 Correspondence received from, from B.G. Barrowman; re: pages 88 and 93 to be replaced in the leave book Her Majesty the Queen
1993-10-19 Correspondence received from, sent to Burke-Robertson (Ottawa, ON) c.c. Lisa A. Silver, enclosing receipt for filing fee
1993-10-08 $30.00 filing fee, receipt no. 27658 Her Majesty the Queen
1993-10-08 Application for leave to appeal, 5 copies, with service, Completed on: 1993-10-08 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

Main parties - Appellants
Name Role Status
Her Majesty the Queen Applicant Active

v.

Main parties - Respondents
Name Role Status
Barrett, David Gordon Respondent Active

Counsel

Party: Her Majesty the Queen

Counsel
Renee M. Pomerance
Attorney General for Ontario
720 BAY ST
10TH FL
TORONTO, Ontario
M5G 2K1
Telephone: (416) 326-4603
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

Party: Barrett, David Gordon

Counsel
David M. Humphrey
Greenspan, Humphrey
2714 - 130 ADELAIDE ST W
TORONTO, Ontario
M5H 3P5
Telephone: (416) 868-1755
FAX: (416) 868-1990
Agent
Heather E. Perkins-McVey
Shore, Davis, Kehler
800 - 200 Elgin St
Ottawa, Ontario
K2P 1L5
Telephone: (613) 233-7747
FAX: (613) 233-2374

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Lower court rulings

May 4, 1990
District Court of Ontario

x

conviction: ten counts of robbery

June 10, 1993
Court of Appeal for Ontario

870/90

appeal allowed

Memorandums of argument on application for leave to appeal

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Date modified: 2025-05-13