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24430

Morgan Francis Hinchey v. Her Majesty the Queen

(Newfoundland & Labrador) (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)
1998-06-09 Appeal closed
1997-01-10 Formal judgment sent to the registrar of the court of appeal and all parties, Newfoundland (St-John)
1997-01-10 Copy of formal judgment being prepared, Attorney General of Canada (Ottawa, ON)
1997-01-10 Copy of formal judgment being prepared, Burke-Robertson, (Ottawa, ON)
1997-01-10 Copy of formal judgment being prepared, O'Dea, Earle (Ottawa, ON)
1996-12-13 Notice of deposit of judgment sent to all parties, Burke-Robertson (Ottawa, Ontario)
1996-12-12 Judgment on the appeal rendered, LaF L'HD So G Co McL Ia, The appeal is allowed, the judgment of the Court Appeal is set aside and a new trial is ordered.
Allowed, no order as to costs
1996-05-09 General proceeding, transcripts received and distributed to the judges (42 pages)
1996-04-26 General proceeding, Appellant's Condensed Book of Authorities Morgan Francis Hinchey
1996-04-26 Hearing of the appeal, 1996-04-26, LaF L'HD So G Co McL Ia
Decision reserved
1996-04-25 Correspondence (sent by the Court) to, of Karen L. Collins dated April 24/96 re: duration of argument
1996-04-18 Intervener's factum, 24 copies (see order of CJ of April 2/96), with service, Completed on: 1996-04-18 Attorney General of Canada
1996-04-15 Correspondence (sent by the Court) to, from Dept. of Justice re: duration of argument
1996-04-12 Book of authorities, 10 copies, with service, Completed on: 1996-04-12 Her Majesty the Queen
1996-04-11 Correspondence (sent by the Court) to, of the Registrar to Mr. David F. Hurley to require to file a condensed book of excerpts of evidence and authorities
1996-04-11 Correspondence (sent by the Court) to, sent to David F. Hurley (St. John's, NF) a copy of the notice to the profession dealing with books of authorities c.c. Gerard M. O'Dean
1996-04-02 Decision on the motion for leave to intervene, CJ, - 1. The motion for leave to intervene is granted. The Attorney General of Canada will be limited to arguing the issue of the mens rea component of Section 121(1)(c) of the Criminal Code of Canada. 2. The factum of the Attorney General of Canada is to filed by Apr 22/96, and oral argument is to be limited to 15 minutes; 3. The motion for an order stating Constitutional Questions is refused for the following reasons: i) the constitutional invalidity of the reverse onus in Sec. 121(1)(c) of the Criminal Code of Canada was not raised in the Courts below; ii) the parties have agreed not to raise the constitutional invalidity of Sec 121(1)(c) of the Criminal Code of Canada before this Court; 4. The motion for an order adjourning the hearing of the appeal is dismissed
Granted, no order as to costs
1996-04-02 Hearing of motion for leave to intervene, 1996-04-02, CJ
1996-04-02 Submission of motion for leave to intervene, 1996-04-02, CJ
1996-03-28 Appeal hearing scheduled, 1996-04-26
Decision reserved
1996-03-26 Affidavit, of Colin J. Flynn re: motion for leave to intervene and for constitutional questions filed by the Attorney General of Canada, with service Her Majesty the Queen
1996-03-26 Affidavit, of David F. Hurley re: motion for leave to intervene and for constitutional questions filed by the Attorney General of Canada, with service Morgan Francis Hinchey
1996-03-26 Correspondence (sent by the Court) to, dated March 26/96 from Robert Frater re: affidavits of Colin J. Flynn, Q.C. and David F. Hurley on motion for leave to intervene and for constitutional question
1996-03-20 Correspondence (sent by the Court) to, dated March 20/96 from Robert Frater re: motion for leave to intervene
1996-03-20 Affidavit, (of William H. Corbett), with service Attorney General of Canada
1996-03-20 Affidavit, for leave to intervene (of William H. Corbett), with service Attorney General of Canada
1996-03-20 $50.00 filing fee for notice of motion, for leave to intervene receipt taken from Justice Account Attorney General of Canada
1996-03-20 Motion for leave to intervene, With service, Completed on: 1996-03-20 Attorney General of Canada
1996-03-20 Motion to extend time, for leave to intervene, with service, Completed on: 1996-03-20 Attorney General of Canada
1996-01-25 Respondent's factum, 24 copies, with service, Completed on: 1996-01-25 Her Majesty the Queen
1996-01-22 Appeal perfected for hearing, Session beginning on 1996-04-22
1995-11-27 Appellant's factum, 24 copies (see order dated Sept. 26/95), with service Morgan Francis Hinchey
1995-11-15 Certified casebook, (vol. 1 to 6), with service Morgan Francis Hinchey
1995-11-15 Case on appeal, 23 copies of vol. 1 to 6, with service Morgan Francis Hinchey
1995-09-26 Decision on motion to extend time, to file case on appeal to Nov. 15/95 and the appellant's factum to Nov. 25/95, CJ
Granted, no order as to costs
1995-09-26 Hearing of motion to extend time, 1995-09-26, to file case on appeal to Nov. 15/95 and the appellant's factum to Nov. 25/95, CJ
1995-09-26 Submission of motion to extend time, 1995-09-26, to file case on appeal to Nov. 15/95 and the appellant's factum to Nov. 25/95, CJ
1995-09-26 Decision on motion for an order that the appeal not be deemed abandoned [s. 695(2) Criminal Code] / Show Cause, CJ
Granted, no order as to costs
1995-09-26 Hearing of motion for an order that the appeal not be deemed abandoned [s. 695(2) Criminal Code] / Show Cause, 1995-09-26, CJ
1995-09-26 Submission of motion for an order that the appeal not be deemed abandoned [s. 695(2) Criminal Code] / Show Cause, 1995-09-26, CJ
1995-09-21 $50.00 filing fee for notice of motion, receipt no. 30705 Morgan Francis Hinchey
1995-09-21 Response to motion to extend time, of Colin Flynn re: motion to extend the time to file the case on appeal on Nov. 15/95 and the appellant's factum to Nov. 25/95 - 2 copies Her Majesty the Queen
1995-09-21 Affidavit, of David Hurley (re: motion to extend the time to file the case on appeal to Nov. 15/95 and the appellant's factum to Nov. 25/95) - 2 copies, with service Morgan Francis Hinchey
1995-09-21 Motion to extend time, to file the case on appeal to Nov. 15/95 and the appellant's factum to Nov. 25/95 - 2 copies, with service Morgan Francis Hinchey
1995-09-21 Response to motion for an order that the appeal not be deemed abandoned [s. 695(2) Criminal Code] / Show Cause, of Colin F. Flynn (2 copies) Her Majesty the Queen
1995-09-21 Affidavit, of David Hurley (2 copies), with service Morgan Francis Hinchey
1995-09-21 Motion for an order that the appeal not be deemed abandoned [s. 695(2) Criminal Code] / Show cause, 2 copies (joint with motion to extend the time to file the case on appeal and appellant's factum), with service Morgan Francis Hinchey
1995-09-05 Show cause requested by the Court, sent to Hurley, Woodland, Dodd (St. John's, NF) on Oct 2/95 at 2 p.m. c.c. Colin J. Flynn and Gerard M. O'Dea
1995-05-04 Correspondence (sent by the Court) to, sent to Hurley Woodland Dodd (St. John's, NF) re: subsection 695(2) c.c. Colin J. Flynn and O'Dean, Earle
1995-05-02 Correspondence (sent by the Court) to, sent to Hurley Woodland Dodd (St. John's, NF) enclosing copy of Rule 32, c.c. O'Dea, Earle
1995-05-02 Correspondence (sent by the Court) to, sent to Dept of Public Prosecutions (St. John's, NF) enclosing copy of Rule 32
1995-04-28 Notice of appeal, 3 copies, with service Morgan Francis Hinchey
1995-03-30 Judgment of the Court on the application for leave to appeal, L'HD So McL, The application for leave to appeal is granted.
Granted, no order as to costs
1995-03-30 Notice of deposit of judgment issued to all parties, O'Dea, Earle (Ottawa, ON)
1995-03-30 Notice of deposit of judgment issued to all parties, Dept of Public Prosecutions (St. John's, NF)
1995-02-07 All materials on application for leave submitted to the Judges, L'HD So McL
1995-01-12 Correspondence received from, sent to O'Dea, Earle (Ottawa, ON) to acknowledge receipt of material commencing a proceeding
1995-01-12 Correspondence received from, sent to Dept of Public Prosecutions (St. John's, NF) enclosing copy of letter dated jan 12/95 sent to applicant
1994-12-23 Correspondence received from, from Hurley, Woodland, Dodd to M. Larmour re: enclosing 5 copies of formal order of C.A. - appeal reasons are found in pages 6 to 29 of the motion book and no reasons from Trial Division have been given
1994-12-23 General proceeding, 5 copies of the formal order of C.A. (TO BE SENT WITH THE APPLICATION FOR LEAVE TO APPEAL)
1994-11-29 Correspondence received from, sent to O'Dea, Strong, Earle (Ottawa, ON) to acknowledge receipt of application for leave to appeal
1994-11-29 Correspondence received from, sent to Dept. of Public Prosecutions (St. John's, NF) enclosing copy of letter dated Nov 29/94 sent to applicant
1994-11-25 $30.00 filing fee, receipt no. 21316 Morgan Francis Hinchey
1994-11-25 Application for leave to appeal, 5 copies (Appeal Court Reasons missing and formal order of C.A. not signed), with service, Completed on: 1994-12-23 Morgan Francis Hinchey

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
Hinchey, Morgan Francis Applicant Active

v.

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

Other parties

Other parties
Name Role Status
Attorney General of Canada Intervener Active

Counsel

Party: Hinchey, Morgan Francis

Counsel
Name
David F. Hurley
Contact information
Hurley, Dodd, Parsley
770 - 100 NEW GOWER ST
PO BOX 1178
ST JOHN'S, Newfoundland & Labrador
A1C 5M9
Telephone: (709) 722-8454
FAX: (709) 722-8648
Agent
Name
W. Gerard O'Dea
Contact information
O'Dea, Earle
302 - 151 Slater St
Ottawa, Ontario
K1P 5H3
Telephone: (613) 238-2327
FAX: (613) 238-2672

Party: Her Majesty the Queen

Counsel
Name
Colin J. Flynn, Q.C.
Contact information
Attorney General of Newfoundland
Confederation Building
P.O. Box 8700
St. John's, Newfoundland & Labrador
A1B 4J6
Telephone: (709) 729-2887
FAX: (709) 729-2129
Agent
Name
V. Jennifer Mackinnon
Contact information
Burke-Robertson
70 Gloucester St
Ottawa, Ontario
K2P 0A4
Telephone: (613) 236-9665
FAX: (613) 235-4430

Party: Attorney General of Canada

Counsel
Name
Robert J. Frater
Contact information
Attorney General of Canada
Department of Justice
284 Wellington Street, 2nd Floor
Ottawa, Ontario
K1A 0H8
Telephone: (613) 957-4763
FAX: (613) 941-7865
Email: robert.frater@justice.gc.ca

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Lower court rulings

September 26, 1994
Supreme Court of Newfoundland and Labrador - Court of Appeal

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Filed documents

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Date modified: 2025-05-13