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24153

William Wade v. Her Majesty the Queen

(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)
1995-07-10 Appeal closed
1995-07-10 Close file on Leave
1995-06-21 Formal judgment sent to the registrar of the court of appeal and all parties, Ontario (Toronto)
1995-06-21 Copy of formal judgment being prepared, Burke-Robertson
1995-06-21 Copy of formal judgment being prepared, Shore, Davis & Perkins-McVey
1995-06-02 Judgment on the appeal rendered, cross-appeal allowed, order of C/A set aside conviction at trial restored, CJ L'HD So G Co Ia Ma
Dismissed, no order as to costs
1995-06-02 Hearing of the appeal, 1995-06-02, cross-appeal allowed, order of C/A set aside conviction at trial restored, CJ L'HD So G Co Ia Ma
1995-05-29 Book of authorities, 10 copies of vol. 1 and 2 William Wade
1995-05-26 Book of authorities, 10 copies of vol. 1 to 3 Her Majesty the Queen
1995-05-16 General proceeding, 24 copies of REPLY FACTUM ON CROSS-APPEAL, with service William Wade
1995-05-05 Correspondence (sent by the Court) to, from Brian Greenspan to A. Roland re: consent to the proposed plan for Madam McLachlin's participation in the appeal (videotaping)
1995-05-03 Respondent's factum, 24 copies (including factum on CROSS-APPEAL), with service Her Majesty the Queen
1995-05-02 Correspondence (sent by the Court) to, (by fax) from Kenneth L. Campbell; re: he will appear at the hearing of the appeal and will take 1 hour
1995-04-27 Correspondence (sent by the Court) to, sent to Greenspan, Humphrey (Toronto, ON) re: Madam Justice McLachlin's surgery (see letter sent to A.G. of ON of this date) c.c. Shore, Davis & Perkins-McVey and A.G. of ON and Burke-Robertson
1995-04-27 Correspondence (sent by the Court) to, sent to A.G. of ON (Toronto, ON) re: Madam Justice McLachlin's surgery which she will be away four weeks and that if agreeable to her and to counsel and if necessary, that she could participate in cases requiring a full bench by means of video-tape of the
1995-04-12 Appeal hearing scheduled, 1995-06-02
1995-04-07 Correspondence (sent by the Court) to, from Brian Greenspan, counsel for the appellant to M. Larmour re: takes no position with respect to Mr. Pearson's application to intervene
1995-04-03 Decision on the motion for leave to intervene, McL, It is well established that in order to grant leave to intervene, there must be material indicating that the applicant has a unique and different perspective to offer on an issue or issues in the appeal, which will not be offered by the parties. It is also clear that leave to intervene is sparingly granted in criminal cases. The material before me on this application discloses no unique perspective which the applicant seeks to bring forward to assist the court. It appears that the true reason motivating the application is to revisit the applicant's own case, in which leave to appeal to this Court has been denied. It follows that the application to intervene must be dismissed.
Dismissed, no order as to costs
1995-04-03 Hearing of motion for leave to intervene, 1995-04-03, McL
1995-04-03 Submission of motion for leave to intervene, 1995-04-03, McL
1995-04-03 Correspondence (sent by the Court) to, sent to Dawn Pearson (Montreal, QC) enclosing copy of the Order of Madam Justice McLachlin dismissing the application for leave to intervene by Edwin Pearson
1995-03-15 Certified casebook, 1 copy of vols. 1 to 6, with service William Wade
1995-03-15 Appellant's factum, 24 copies, with service William Wade
1995-03-10 Case on appeal, 23 copies of vol. I to VI William Wade
1995-03-06 Decision on motion for an order that the appeal be deemed abandoned, Appeal to be heard in spring session 1995,, So Co McL Ia Ma
Allowed, no order as to costs
1995-03-06 Hearing of motion for an order that the appeal be deemed abandoned, 1995-03-06, Appeal to be heard in spring session 1995,, So Co McL Ia Ma
1995-03-06 Submission of motion for an order that the appeal be deemed abandonned, 1995-03-06, Appeal to be heard in spring session 1995,, So Co McL Ia Ma
1995-02-28 Appeal perfected for hearing, Session beginning on 1995-04-24
1995-02-09 Correspondence (sent by the Court) to, (by fax) from Kenneth L. Campbell; re: opposes the intervention of Edwin Pearson
1995-02-03 Show cause requested by the Court, to be heard on March/6/1995 at 10:30am
1995-02-03 Correspondence (sent by the Court) to, sent to Greenspan, Humphrey (Toronto, ON) c.c. A.G. for ON, Shore, Davis & Perkins-McVey and Burke-Robertson to show cause on March 6/95 at 10:30 a.m.
1995-01-16 Proof of service, of the application for leave to intervene of Edwin Pearson
1994-11-28 Correspondence (sent by the Court) to, sent to Greenspan, Humphrey (Toronto, ON) re: provisions of subsection 695(2) c.c. A.G. of ON, Shore, Davis & Perkins-McVey & Burke-Robertson
1994-11-25 Correspondence (sent by the Court) to, sent to Greenspan, Humphrey (Toronto, ON) enclosing copy of Rule 32 c.c. Shore, Davis & Perkins-McVey
1994-11-25 Correspondence (sent by the Court) to, sent to A.G. of ON (Toronto, ON) enclosing copy of Rule 32 c.c. Burke-Robertson
1994-11-10 Notice of cross appeal, With service Her Majesty the Queen
1994-11-10 Notice of appeal, With service William Wade
1994-10-14 Notice of deposit of judgment issued to all parties, Burke-Robertson (Ottawa, ON)
1994-10-14 Notice of deposit of judgment issued to all parties, Shore, Davis & Perkins-McVey (Ottawa, ON)
1994-10-13 Judgment of the Court on the application for leave to appeal, CJ Co Ia, The application for leave to appeal and the application for leave to cross-appeal are granted.
Granted, no order as to costs
1994-06-23 Correspondence received from, from N. Loreti to W. Wade re: acknowledge receipt of 1 copy of Ontario Criminal Appeal Form "C" and 2 copies of Notice of Appeal Form "B"
1994-06-22 Memorandum of argument in response to the cross-appeal, 5 copies (see respondent's response on leave) sent to CJ Co I, Aug 24/94, with service William Wade
1994-06-14 All materials on application for leave submitted to the Judges, CJ Co Ia
1994-06-13 General proceeding, 1 copy of Ontario Criminal Appeal Form "C" and 2 copies of Notice of Appeal Form "B" (NOT TO BE SENT TO THE JUDGES - See N. Loreti)
1994-06-03 Notice of application for leave to cross-appeal, (THE RESPONDENT WILL APPLY FOR AN EXTENSION OF TIME FOR CROSS-APPEAL, IF NECESSARY - SEE NATURE OF ORDER REQUESTED INTO THE RESPONDENT'S RESPONSE) 5 copies, with service Her Majesty the Queen
1994-06-03 Respondent's response on the application for leave to appeal, 5 copies (back from corrections on June 8, 1994) THE RESPONDENT WILL APPLY FOR AN EXTENSION OF TIME FOR CROSS-APPEAL, IF NECESSARY - SEE NATURE OF ORDER REQUESTED INTO THE RESPONDENT'S MEMORANDUM, with service Her Majesty the Queen
1994-05-19 $30.00 filing fee, receipt no. 24595 William Wade
1994-05-19 Application for leave to appeal, 5 copies, with service, Completed on: 1994-05-19 William Wade

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
Wade, William Applicant Active

v.

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

Counsel

Party: Wade, William

Counsel
Name
Brian H. Greenspan, Q.C.
Contact information
Greenspan, Humphrey
2714 - 130 Adelaide St West
Toronto, Ontario
M5H 3P5
Telephone: (416) 868-1755
FAX: (416) 868-1990
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
Kenneth L. Campbell, Q.C.
Contact information
Attorney General for Ontario
720 BAY ST
10TH FL
TORONTO, Ontario
M5G 2K1
Telephone: (416) 326-2220
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

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Lower court rulings

March 5, 1992
Ontario Court of Justice (General Division)

x

conviction: second degree murder

March 21, 1994
Court of Appeal for Ontario

C11372

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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: 2025-05-13