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24835

Her Majesty the Queen v. William Goldhart

(Ontario) (Criminal) (As of Right)

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)
1996-09-30 Record returned to the Registrar of the Court of Appeal, (1 box)
1996-09-23 Appeal closed
1996-07-08 Copy of formal judgment being prepared, Shore, Davis & Perkins-McVey
1996-07-08 Formal judgment sent to the registrar of the court of appeal and all parties, Ontario (Toronto)
1996-07-08 Copy of formal judgment being prepared, A.G. of Canada
1996-07-04 Judgment on the appeal rendered, CJ LaF L'HD So G Co McL Ia Ma, The appeal is allowed, the judgment of the Court of Appeal is set aside and the convictions are restored, La Forest J. dissenting.
Allowed, no order as to costs
1996-07-04 Correspondence (sent by the Court) to, Shore, Davis & Perkins-NcVey
1996-07-04 Notice of deposit of judgment sent to all parties, A.G. of Canada
1996-06-17 General proceeding, 10 copies of reasons for judgment in Queen v. A. Belnavis et al P.S. Mr. Breen, counsel of the appellant do not oppose the filing of this document, confirmed on phone on June 18/96 sent to CJ LaF L'HD So G Co McL I Ma, June 20/96 Her Majesty the Queen
1996-04-03 General proceeding, transcripts received and distributed to the judges (80 pages)
1996-03-27 Hearing of the appeal, 1996-03-27, CJ LaF L'HD So G Co McL Ia Ma
Decision reserved
1996-03-26 General proceeding, 10 copies of APPELLANT'S EXCERPT BOOK Her Majesty the Queen
1996-03-26 Supplemental document, 10 copies of APPELLANT'S SUPPLEMENTARY BOOK OF AUTHORITIES, with service Her Majesty the Queen
1996-03-25 Book of authorities, 10 copies, with service, Completed on: 1996-03-25 William Goldhart
1996-03-21 Correspondence (sent by the Court) to, from R. Frater re: duration of argument
1996-03-21 Decision on motion to extend time, to file the factum to Mar 30/96, Reg
Granted, no order as to costs
1996-03-21 Hearing of motion to extend time, 1996-03-21, to file the factum to Mar 30/96, Reg
1996-03-21 Submission of motion to extend time, 1996-03-21, to file the factum to Mar 30/96, Reg
1996-03-20 Response to motion to extend time, to file the respondent's factum to March 20/96, Completed on: 1996-03-20 Her Majesty the Queen
1996-03-20 $50.00 filing fee for notice of motion, to extend time receipt #31754 William Goldhart
1996-03-20 Affidavit, to file the respondent's factum to March 20/96 (of Timothy E. Breen) William Goldhart
1996-03-20 Motion to extend time, to file the respondent's factum to March 20/96, Completed on: 1996-03-20 William Goldhart
1996-03-19 Correspondence (sent by the Court) to, sent to Scott K. Fenton (Toronto, ON) from A. Roland attaching a copy of notice to the profession dealing with books of authorities and and the condensed books of authorities for reference while filing c.c. Robert Frater
1996-03-14 Respondent's factum, 24 copies (extension of time requested), with service, Completed on: 1996-03-14 William Goldhart
1996-03-11 Book of authorities, 10 copies of vol. 1 to 4, with service, Completed on: 1996-03-11 Her Majesty the Queen
1996-02-21 Appeal court record, 1 box
1996-02-19 Correspondence (sent by the Court) to, (by fax) from Scott K. Fenton addressed to John Kromkamp; re: C.A. record to be sent to S.C.C.
1996-01-19 Correspondence (sent by the Court) to, sent to Scott K. Fenton (Toronto, ON) from A. Roland to advise that in view of the extensive material filed in this case, he is required to file a condensed book containing the excerpts of the evidence and the authorities that he will be referring to in o
1996-01-09 Notice of hearing, (1 copy) Her Majesty the Queen
1996-01-04 Appeal hearing
1996-01-04 Appeal removed from the list
1996-01-04 Appeal hearing scheduled, 1996-03-27
Decision reserved
1996-01-04 Appeal perfected for hearing, Session beginning on 1996-01-22
1995-12-20 $50.00 filing fee for notice of motion, (from Justice account) Her Majesty the Queen
1995-12-20 Affidavit, of Scott Kennedy Fenton re: motion to be heard on Winter Term 1996 (2 copies), with service Her Majesty the Queen
1995-12-20 Motion to expedite the appeal, (for Winter Term 1996) - 2 copies, with service Her Majesty the Queen
1995-12-20 Appellant's factum, 24 copies, with service Her Majesty the Queen
1995-11-20 Certified casebook, vol. I to VI Her Majesty the Queen
1995-11-17 Case on appeal, 24 copies of volumes 1 to 6, with service Her Majesty the Queen
1995-08-22 General proceeding, 1 copy of reasons for judgment Her Majesty the Queen
1995-08-18 $50.00 filing a notice of appeal, (deducted from Justice account) Her Majesty the Queen
1995-08-18 Notice of appeal, With service Her Majesty the Queen

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
Her Majesty the Queen Applicant Active

v.

Main parties - Respondents
Name Role Status
Goldhart, William Respondent Active

Counsel

Party: Her Majesty the Queen

Counsel
Name
Scott K. Fenton
Contact information
Fasken, Campbell, Godfrey
TD BANK TOWER
PO BOX 20
TORONTO, Ontario
M5K 1N6
Telephone: (416) 366-8381
FAX: (416) 364-7813
Agent
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

Party: Goldhart, William

Counsel
Name
Timothy E. Breen
Contact information
Fleming, Breen
370 Bloor St. E.
Toronto, Ontario
M4W 3M6
Telephone: (416) 927-9000
FAX: (416) 927-9069
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

Summary

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Summary

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Lower court rulings

July 7, 1995
Court of Appeal for Ontario

C15750

conviction quashed, verdict of acquittal entered

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