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24787

Stephen Biscette v. Her Majesty the Queen

(Alberta) (Criminal) (As of Right)

Docket

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List of proceedings
Date Proceeding Filed By
(if applicable)
1997-05-02 Appeal closed
1997-01-09 Record returned to the Registrar of the Court of Appeal, (2 boxes)
1996-12-09 Copy of formal judgment being prepared, Burke-Robertson
1996-12-09 Copy of formal judgment being prepared, Gowling, Strathy & Henderson
1996-12-05 Formal judgment sent to the registrar of the court of appeal and all parties, Alberta (Calgary)
1996-10-31 Judgment on the appeal rendered, CJ LaF L'HD So G Co McL Ia Ma
Dismissed, no order as to costs
1996-10-31 Hearing of the appeal, 1996-10-31, CJ LaF L'HD So G Co McL Ia Ma
1996-10-28 Correspondence (sent by the Court) to, from Gowlings re: duration of argument
1996-09-16 Appeal hearing scheduled, 1996-10-31
1996-09-03 Book of authorities, 10 copies, with service, Completed on: 1996-09-03 Her Majesty the Queen
1996-08-30 Respondent's factum, 24 copies (see order of July 31/96), with service, Completed on: 1996-08-30 Her Majesty the Queen
1996-07-31 Order on motion to extend time, to file the factum
1996-07-31 Decision on motion to extend time, to file the factum to Sept 3/96, Reg
Granted, no order as to costs
1996-07-31 Hearing of motion to extend time, 1996-07-31, to file the factum to Sept 3/96, Reg
1996-07-31 Submission of motion to extend time, 1996-07-31, to file the factum to Sept 3/96, Reg
1996-07-30 $50.00 filing fee for notice of motion, receipt no. 32401 Her Majesty the Queen
1996-07-30 Correspondence (sent by the Court) to, from Rupert N. Joshi re: take no position in the respondent's application for an extension of time to file his factum
1996-07-30 Affidavit, of Elizabeth A. Hughes re: motion to extend the time to file the respondent's factum Her Majesty the Queen
1996-07-30 Motion to extend time, to file the respondent's factum to Sept. 3/96, Completed on: 1996-07-30 Her Majesty the Queen
1996-07-09 Appeal perfected for hearing, Session beginning on 1996-09-30
1996-05-17 Proof of service, of book of authorities
1996-05-17 Book of authorities, 10 copies of vols. 1 and 2, Completed on: 1996-05-17 Stephen Biscette
1996-05-14 Proof of service, of the appellant's factum (book form)
1996-05-14 Appellant's factum, 24 copies, Completed on: 1996-05-14 Stephen Biscette
1996-04-30 Certified casebook, vol. I & II Stephen Biscette
1996-04-30 Appeal court record, 2 boxes (joint with Trial exhibits)
1996-04-30 Trial court exhibits, 2 boxes (joint with C/A record)
1996-04-12 Case on appeal, 23 copies of vols. 1 and 2, with service Stephen Biscette
1996-04-10 Order on motion to extend time, to file the case on appeal and the factum
1996-04-04 Decision on motion to extend time, to file the case on appeal to one month from the date of this order and for an order extending the time to file the appellant's factum to one month from the filing of the case on appeal, Reg
Granted, no order as to costs
1996-04-04 Hearing of motion to extend time, 1996-04-04, to file the case on appeal to one month from the date of this order and for an order extending the time to file the appellant's factum to one month from the filing of the case on appeal, Reg
1996-04-04 Submission of motion to extend time, 1996-04-04, to file the case on appeal to one month from the date of this order and for an order extending the time to file the appellant's factum to one month from the filing of the case on appeal, Reg
1996-04-03 Response to motion to extend time, of Henry Browm re: motion to extend the time to file the case on appeal and the appellant's factum (fax copy), Completed on: 1996-04-03 Her Majesty the Queen
1996-04-01 $50.00 filing fee for notice of motion, receipt #31813 Stephen Biscette
1996-04-01 Affidavit, one month to the file the Case on Appeal and a further one month to file the factum, with service Stephen Biscette
1996-04-01 Motion to extend time, one month for the Case on Appeal and a further one month for the factum, with service, Completed on: 1996-04-01 Stephen Biscette
1996-01-15 Correspondence (sent by the Court) to, sent to Joshi & Dunlap (Calgary, AB) re: subsection 695(2) c.c. Dept of Justice, Gowling, Strathy & Henderson and Burke-Robertson and Earl C. Wilson, Q.C.
1996-01-11 Correspondence (sent by the Court) to, sent to Joshi & Dunlap (Calgary, AB) enclosing copy of Rule 32 c.c. Burke-Robertson
1996-01-11 Correspondence (sent by the Court) to, sent to A.G. of AB (Calgary, AB) enclosing copy of Rule 32 c.c. Gowling, Strathy & Henderson
1996-01-02 Notice of appeal, With service, Completed on: 1996-01-02 Stephen Biscette
1995-12-11 Order granting leave to appeal
1995-12-07 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
1995-12-07 Notice of deposit of judgment issued to all parties, Burke-Robertson
1995-12-07 Notice of deposit of judgment issued to all parties, Gowling, Strathy & Henderson (Ottawa, ON)
1995-10-10 All materials on application for leave submitted to the Judges, L'HD So McL
1995-10-02 Correspondence received from, from Earl. C. Wilson, Q.C.; re: has nothing furthe r to submit upon this application Her Majesty the Queen
1995-08-31 Correspondence (sent by the Court) to, from Jennifer McKinnon to M. Larmour re: will not file the case on appeal until the decision on leave to appeal
1995-07-31 Book of authorities, 5 copies, with service Stephen Biscette
1995-07-27 $50.00 filing fee, receipt #30503 Stephen Biscette
1995-07-27 Application for leave to appeal, 5 copies (APPEAL AS OF RIGHT ALREADY FILED), with service, Completed on: 1995-07-27 Stephen Biscette
1995-07-05 General proceeding, 1 copy of reasons for judgment Stephen Biscette
1995-06-26 Correspondence (sent by the Court) to, sent to Rupert N. Joshi (Calgary, AB) re: subsection 695(2) c.c. Dept of Justice and Gowling, Strathy & Henderson
1995-06-22 Correspondence (sent by the Court) to, sent to Dept of Justice (Calgary, AB) enclosing copy of Rule 32
1995-06-22 Correspondence (sent by the Court) to, sent to Rupert N. Joshi (Calgary, AB) enclosing copy of Rule 32
1995-06-21 $50.00 filing a notice of appeal, receipt no. 30336 Stephen Biscette
1995-06-21 Notice of appeal, (1 copy) (reasons requested) (service admitted on June 16, 1995), with service Stephen Biscette

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
Biscette, Stephen Applicant Active

v.

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

Counsel

Party: Biscette, Stephen

Counsel
Name
Rubert N. Joshi
Contact information
Joshi & Dunlap
200 - 215, 10TH AVE ST
CALGARY, Alberta
T2R 0A8
Telephone: (403) 262-8200
FAX: (403) 266-5969
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: Her Majesty the Queen

Counsel
Name
Elizabeth A. Hughes
Contact information
Attorney General of Alberta
1620 - 639, 5th Ave. S.W.
Calgary, Alberta
T2P 0M9
Telephone: (403) 297-6005
FAX: (403) 297-3453
Email: beth.hughes@gov.ab.ca
Agent
Name
Henry S. Brown, Q.C.
Contact information
Gowling Lafleur Henderson
2600 - 160 Elgin St
P.O. Box 466, Stn "D"
Ottawa, Ontario
K1P 1C3
Telephone: (613) 233-1781
FAX: (613) 563-9869
Email: henry.brown@gowlings.com

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Lower court rulings

June 8, 1995
Court of Appeal of Alberta (Calgary)

14842

appeal dismissed

Filed documents

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Date modified: 2025-05-13