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25053

Her Majesty the Queen v. Robert Currie

(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)
1997-05-22 Written reasons rendered after oral judgment, CJ LaF L'HD So G Co McL Ia Ma
Allowed, no order as to costs
1997-05-22 Appeal closed
1997-02-18 Copy of formal judgment being prepared, Burke-Robertson
1997-02-18 Copy of formal judgment being prepared, Lang, Michener
1997-02-17 Formal judgment sent to the registrar of the court of appeal and all parties, Ontario (Toronto)
1997-02-17 General proceeding, transcript received and distributed to the justices (23 pages)
1997-02-10 Record returned to the Registrar of the Court of Appeal, (1 box)
1997-01-31 Judgment on the appeal rendered, CJ LaF L'HD So G Co McL Ia Ma, (orally) The appeal is allowed, the order entered by the Court of Appeal is set aside and the indeterminate sentence imposed on the respondent by the trial judge is restored, reasons to follow. (REASONS DELIVERED MAY 22/97)
Allowed, no order as to costs
1997-01-31 Hearing of the appeal, 1997-01-31, CJ LaF L'HD So G Co McL Ia Ma
1997-01-28 General proceeding, 12 copies of APPELLANT'S EXCERPTS OF CASE ON APPEAL Her Majesty the Queen
1997-01-28 Correspondence (sent by the Court) to, from Lang, Michener re: name of counsel appearing at the hearing of the appeal
1997-01-22 Book of authorities, 10 copies, with service, Completed on: 1997-01-22 Her Majesty the Queen
1997-01-21 Notice of hearing Her Majesty the Queen
1997-01-08 Appeal hearing
1997-01-08 Appeal removed from the list
1997-01-08 Correspondence (sent by the Court) to, from L. Cecchetto re: duration of argument (fax copy); also, has no objection of the appeal being televised
1996-12-10 Appeal hearing scheduled, 1997-01-31
1996-11-25 Appeal court record, 1 box (joint with Trial record)
1996-11-25 Trial court record, 1 box (joint with C/A record)
1996-10-18 Respondent's factum, 24 copies, with service, Completed on: 1996-10-18 Robert Currie
1996-10-15 Appeal perfected for hearing, Session beginning on 1997-01-20
1996-08-23 Correspondence (sent by the Court) to, sent to A.G. of ON enclosing copy of notice to the profession dealing with condensed books c.c. Burke-Robertson, Gold & Fuerst, Lang, Michener
1996-08-19 Appellant's factum, 24 copies, with service, Completed on: 1996-08-19 Her Majesty the Queen
1996-07-31 Case on appeal, 24 copies of vol. 1 to 5 (B.K. advised) Her Majesty the Queen
1996-06-17 Correspondence (sent by the Court) to, sent to Dept of Justice (Toronto, ON) re: subsection 695(2) c.c. Gold & Fuerst, Burke-Robertson, Lang, Michener
1996-06-13 Correspondence (sent by the Court) to, sent to Gold & Fuerst (Toronto, ON) enclosing copy of Rule 32 c.c. Lang, Michener
1996-06-13 Correspondence (sent by the Court) to, sent to A.G. for ON (Toronto, ON) enclosing copy of Rule 32 c.c. Burke-Robertson
1996-06-05 Order granting leave to appeal
1996-06-03 Notice of appeal, With service, Completed on: 1996-06-03 Her Majesty the Queen
1996-05-09 Judgment of the Court on the application for leave to appeal, LaF Co Ma, The application for leave to appeal is granted.
Granted, no order as to costs
1996-05-09 Notice of deposit of judgment issued to all parties, Burke-Robertson
1996-05-09 Notice of deposit of judgment issued to all parties, Lang, Michener
1996-02-23 All materials on application for leave submitted to the Judges, LaF Co Ma
1996-02-12 Order on motion to extend time, to file the response
1996-02-02 Decision on motion to extend time, to file the response to Feb 5/96, Reg
Granted, no order as to costs
1996-02-02 Hearing of motion to extend time, 1996-02-02, to file the response to Feb 5/96, Reg
1996-02-02 Submission of motion to extend time, 1996-02-02, to file the response to Feb 5/96, Reg
1996-02-02 $50.00 filing fee for a notice of motion, receipt no. 31494 Robert Currie
1996-02-01 Response to motion to extend time, of Ms. Lucy Cecchetto (fax copy), Completed on: 1996-02-01 Her Majesty the Queen
1996-02-01 Affidavit, of Michael W. Lacy re: motion to extend the time to file the respondent's response to Feb. 5/96, with service Robert Currie
1996-02-01 Motion to extend time, to file the respondent's response to Feb. 5/96, with service, Completed on: 1996-02-01 Robert Currie
1996-02-01 Respondent's response on the application for leave to appeal, 5 copies, with service, Completed on: 1996-02-01 Robert Currie
1996-01-31 Order on motion to file a lengthy memorandum of argument
1996-01-24 Decision on motion to file a lengthy memorandum of argument, (24 pages), Reg
Granted, no order as to costs
1996-01-24 Hearing of motion to file a lengthy memorandum of argument, 1996-01-24, (24 pages), Reg
1996-01-24 Submission of motion to file a lengthy memorandum of argument, 1996-01-24, (24 pages), Reg
1996-01-22 Response to the motion to file a lengthy memorandum of argument, (24 pages), Completed on: 1996-01-22 Robert Currie
1996-01-18 $50.00 filing fee for a notice of motion, receipt #31417 Her Majesty the Queen
1996-01-18 Affidavit, (24 pages) Lucy Cecchetto Her Majesty the Queen
1996-01-18 Motion to file a lengthy memorandum of argument, (24 pages), Completed on: 1996-01-18 Her Majesty the Queen
1996-01-16 Correspondence received from, (by fax) from Alan D. Gold; re: does not represent the respondent until the approval from Legal Aid; requesting extension of 30 days after the decision of the Legal Aid (original filed Jan. 18/96) Robert Currie
1996-01-11 Correspondence received from, sent to Gold & Fuerst (Toronto, ON) enclosing copy of letter dated Jan 11/96 sent to applicant
1996-01-11 Correspondence received from, sent to Burke-Robertson to acknowledge receipt of application for leave to appeal
1996-01-02 Proof of service, affidavit of A. C. Cooper., with service
1995-12-21 Application for leave to appeal, 5 copies of vols. 1 and 2 . Needs motion to file a lengthy argument (24 pages) and also filing fee on leave (50$)., with service, Completed on: 1996-01-31 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
Currie, Robert Respondent Active

Counsel

Party: Her Majesty the Queen

Counsel
Name
Lucy Cecchetto
Contact information
Attorney General for Ontario
720 Bay St
10th Floor
Toronto, Ontario
M5G 2K1
Telephone: (416) 326-4600
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

Party: Currie, Robert

Counsel
Name
Alan D. Gold
Contact information
Gold & Fuerst
210 - 20 Adelaide St Est
Toronto, Ontario
M5C 2T6
Telephone: (416) 368-1726
FAX: (416) 368-6811
Agent
Name
Eugene Meehan
Contact information
Lang Michener
300 - 50 O'Connor St
Ottawa, Ontario
K1P 6L2
Telephone: (613) 232-7171
FAX: (613) 231-3191

Summary

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Lower court rulings

February 20, 1991
Ontario Court of Justice (General Division)

x

conviction: sexual assault

November 2, 1995
Court of Appeal for Ontario

C6870

appeal allowed

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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Downloadable PDFs

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Date modified: 2025-05-13