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24160

David Witter v. Her Majesty the Queen

(Ontario) (Criminal) (By Leave)

Docket

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List of proceedings
Date Proceeding Filed By
(if applicable)
1994-12-07 Copy of formal judgment on leave being prepared, A.G. of Canada (Ottawa, ON)
1994-12-07 Copy of formal judgment on leave being prepared, Gowling, Strathy & Henderson (Ottawa, ON)
1994-12-07 Copy of formal judgment sent to Registrar of the Court of Appeal and all parties, Ontario (Toronto)
1994-11-03 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
1994-11-03 Hearing of the application for leave to appeal, 1994-11-03, CJ Co Ia
1994-11-03 All materials on application for leave submitted to the Judges, 1994-11-03, CJ Co Ia
1994-11-03 Notice of deposit of judgment issued to all parties, A.G. of Canada (Ottawa, ON)
1994-11-03 Notice of deposit of judgment issued to all parties, Gowling, Strathy & Henderson (Ottawa, ON)
1994-09-23 Trial Court record, (3 copies of vol. 1 and 2) sent to CJ Co I, Sept. 22/94
1994-09-22 All materials on application for leave submitted to the Judges, CJ Co I
1994-09-15 Respondent's response on the application for leave to appeal, 5 copies, with service Her Majesty the Queen
1994-09-09 Correspondence received from, of Claude E. Alain to Mr. Slansky to confirm the receipt of his letter dated Sept. 6/94 (attached). He confirms that Rule 23 requires that all the materials should be filed with the Court. It is the practice of the Court to notify the parties that a decis
1994-09-07 Correspondence received from, from Paul Slansky to Registrar re: the page references from transcripts were primarily for the benefit of the respondent (fax copy) (TO BE SENT WITH THE APPLICATION FOR LEAVE TO APPEAL) (original received on Sept. 19/94)
1994-08-31 Application for leave to appeal, 5 copies (transcripts of evidence from Court below requested), with service, Completed on: 1994-09-22 David Witter
1994-05-25 $30.00 filing fee, receipt no. 24615 David Witter
1994-05-25 Notice of application for leave to appeal, 1 copy (fax copy), with service David Witter

Parties

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Main parties

Main parties - Appellants
Name Role Status
Witter, David Applicant Active

v.

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

Counsel

Party: Witter, David

Counsel
Paul B. Slansky
Slansky & Pringle
601 - 260 RICHMOND ST W
TORONTO, Ontario
M5V 1W5
Telephone: (416) 596-7435
FAX: (416) 596-8449
Agent
Brian A. Crane, Q.C.
Gowling, Strathy & 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
Robert W. Hubbard
Attorney General of Canada
3400 - First Canadian Place
Box 36
Toronto, Ontario
M5X 1A9
Telephone: (416) 973-0942
FAX: (416) 973-8253
Agent
Robert J. Frater
Attorney General of Canada
Department of Justice
284 Wellington St, 2nd Floor
Ottawa, Ontario
K1A 0H8
Telephone: (613) 957-4763
FAX: (613) 957-8412

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Summary

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Lower court rulings

May 9, 1994
Court of Appeal for Ontario

C5903

appeal dismissed

Memorandums of argument on application for leave to appeal

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Factums on appeal

The factums of the appellant, the respondent and the intervener will be posted here at least 2 weeks before the hearing 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 factums 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