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23956

Donald Gordon Butchart v. Her Majesty the Queen

(Ontario) (Criminal) (By Leave)

Docket

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List of proceedings
Date Proceeding Filed By
(if applicable)
1994-04-06 Copy of formal judgment sent to Registrar of the Court of Appeal and all parties, Ontario
1994-04-06 Copy of formal judgment on leave being prepared, Shore, Davis & Perkins-McVey (Ottawa, ON)
1994-04-06 Copy of formal judgment on leave being prepared, Burke-Robertson (Ottawa, ON)
1994-03-28 Notice of deposit of judgment issued to all parties, Burke-Robertson (Ottawa, ON)
1994-03-24 Judgment of the Court on the application for leave to appeal, CJ Co Ia, The application for leave to appeal is dismissed.
Dismissed, no order as to costs
1994-02-23 All materials on application for leave submitted to the Judges, CJ Co Ia
1994-02-10 Respondent's response on the application for leave to appeal, 5 copies, with service Her Majesty the Queen
1994-02-08 Correspondence received from, sent to Shore, Davis & Perkins-McVey (Ottawa, ON) re: receipt of material commencing a proceeding
1994-01-27 Order on motion to extend the time to file and/or serve the leave application, to Jan 21/94
1994-01-27 Decision on motion to extend time to file and /or serve the leave application, to Jan 21/94, L'HD
Granted, no order as to costs
1994-01-27 Hearing of motion to extend time to file and/ or serve the leave application, 1994-01-27, to Jan 21/94, L'HD
1994-01-27 Submission of motion to extend time to file and/ or serve the leave application, 1994-01-27, to Jan 21/94, L'HD
1994-01-26 $30.00 filing fee, receipt no. 24107 Donald Gordon Butchart
1994-01-25 Correspondence received from, from Robert Houston re: takes no position with respect to the motion to extend the time to file the application for leave to appeal (original file d on Jan. 31/94) Her Majesty the Queen
1994-01-21 Affidavit, (John Norris) - 2 copies Donald Gordon Butchart
1994-01-21 Motion to extend the time to file and or serve the application for leave to appeal, to Jan. 21, 1994 (2 copies) Donald Gordon Butchart
1994-01-21 Application for leave to appeal, 5 copies, with service, Completed on: 1994-01-21 Donald Gordon Butchart

Parties

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Main parties

Main parties - Appellants
Name Role Status
Butchart, Donald Gordon Applicant Active

v.

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

Counsel

Party: Butchart, Donald Gordon

Counsel
Name
Clayton C. Ruby, Q.C.
Contact information
Ruby & Edwardh
11 Prince Arthur Ave
Toronto, Ontario
M5R 1B2
Telephone: (416) 964-9664
FAX: (416) 964-8305
Agent
Name
Heather E. Perkins-McVey
Contact information
Shore, Davis, Kehler
800 - 200 Elgin St
Ottawa, Ontario
K2P 1L5
Telephone: (613) 233-7747
FAX: (613) 233-2374

Party: Her Majesty the Queen

Counsel
Name
Catherine A. Cooper
Contact information
Attorney General for Ontario
720 BAY ST
10TH FL
TORONTO, Ontario
M5G 2K1
Telephone: (416) 326-4602
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

October 19, 1989
District Court of Ontario

DCJ-4845

conviction: robbery

June 1, 1993
Court of Appeal for Ontario

C6305

appeal against conviction dismissed; appeal of sentence allowed

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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Date modified: 2025-02-27