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25787

Garry Richard Underwood v. Her Majesty the Queen

(Alberta) (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)
1998-02-09 Appeal closed
1998-02-06 Record returned to the Registrar of the Court of Appeal, (1 box)
1998-02-04 Copy of formal judgment being prepared, all parties
1998-02-03 Formal judgment sent to the registrar of the court of appeal and all parties, Alberta (Calgary)
1998-01-22 Written reasons rendered after oral judgment, CJ Co McL Ia Ma
Allowed, no order as to costs
1997-12-22 General proceeding, transcripts received and distributed to the justices (26 pages)
1997-12-04 Judgment on the appeal rendered, CJ Co McL Ia Ma, THE CHIEF JUSTICE (orally): The appeal is allowed, the decision of the Court of Appeal is set aside and a new trial is ordered; reasons to follow.
Allowed, no order as to costs
1997-12-04 Hearing of the appeal, 1997-12-04, CJ Co McL Ia Ma
Judgment rendered
1997-12-04 General proceeding, 12 copies of Appellant's condensed book of evidence and authorities Garry Richard Underwood
1997-12-02 General proceeding, 12 copies of Condensed Book of evidence Her Majesty the Queen
1997-12-01 Correspondence (sent by the Court) to, from Gowling re: duration of argument
1997-11-24 Book of authorities, 10 copies, with service, Completed on: 1997-11-24 Her Majesty the Queen
1997-11-24 Respondent's factum, 24 copies, with service, Completed on: 1997-11-24 Her Majesty the Queen
1997-10-22 Book of authorities, 10 copies, Completed on: 1997-10-22 Garry Richard Underwood
1997-10-03 Appeal hearing scheduled, 1997-12-04
Judgment rendered
1997-10-01 Appeal court record, 1 box
1997-10-01 Certified casebook, 1 copy of vols. 1 to 4 Garry Richard Underwood
1997-09-30 Appellant's factum, 24 copies, with service, Completed on: 1997-09-30 Garry Richard Underwood
1997-09-30 Appeal perfected for hearing, Session beginning on 1997-10-06
1997-09-29 Certified casebook, vol. I to IV, with service Garry Richard Underwood
1997-09-17 Correspondence (sent by the Court) to, sent to Dept. of Justice Alberta (Edmonton, AB) enclosing copy of the notice to the profession dealing with condensed books
1997-09-17 Correspondence (sent by the Court) to, sent to Royal McCrum Duckett & Glancy (Edmonton, AB) enclosing copy of the notice to the profession dealing with condensed books
1997-09-11 Case on appeal, 23 copies of vol. I to IV Garry Richard Underwood
1997-09-02 Order on motion to extend time to serve and/or file notice of appeal
1997-08-28 Correspondence (sent by the Court) to, sent to A.G. of Alberta (Edmonton, AB) enclosing copy of Rule 32
1997-08-28 Correspondence (sent by the Court) to, sent to Peter J. Royal, Q.C. (Edmonton, AB) enclosing copy of Rule 32
1997-08-28 Order granting leave to appeal
1997-08-27 Decision on motion to extend time to serve and/or file notice of appeal, to Aug. 25/97, Ia
Granted, no order as to costs
1997-08-27 Hearing of motion to extend time to serve and/or file notice of appeal, 1997-08-27, to Aug. 25/97, Ia
1997-08-27 Submission of motion to extend time to serve and/or file notice of appeal submitted, 1997-08-27, to Aug. 25/97, Ia
1997-08-26 Response to motion to extend time to serve and/or file notice of appeal, to August 25/97, Completed on: 1997-08-26 Her Majesty the Queen
1997-08-26 Affidavit, (of Peter J. Royal, Q.C.), with service Garry Richard Underwood
1997-08-25 $50.00 filing fee for notice of motion, to extend time receipt #34620 Garry Richard Underwood
1997-08-25 Motion to extend the time to serve and/or file the notice of appeal, to August 25/97 (bookform), with service, Completed on: 1997-08-25 Garry Richard Underwood
1997-08-25 Notice of appeal, (served with the motion), with service, Completed on: 1997-08-25 Garry Richard Underwood
1997-05-30 Notice of deposit of judgment issued to all parties, Peter J. Royal, Q.C. (Edmonton, AB)
1997-05-30 Notice of deposit of judgment issued to all parties, Gowling, Strathy & Henderson
1997-05-29 Judgment of the Court on the application for leave to appeal, CJ Co McL, The application for extension of time is granted. The application for leave to appeal is granted with respect to ground one only.
Granted, no order as to costs
1997-05-29 Decision on motion to extend time to file and /or serve the leave application, CJ Co McL
Granted, no order as to costs
1997-05-29 Hearing of motion to extend time to file and/ or serve the leave application, 1997-05-29, CJ Co McL
1997-05-29 Submission of motion to extend time to file and/ or serve the leave application, 1997-05-29, CJ Co McL
1997-04-18 All materials on application for leave submitted to the Judges, CJ Co McL
1997-03-07 Proof of service, of the respondent's response
1997-02-21 Respondent's response on the application for leave to appeal, 5 copies, Completed on: 1997-02-21 Her Majesty the Queen
1997-02-14 Correspondence received from, sent to Attorney General of Canada enclosing copy of the letter dated Feb. 14/97 sent to the Applicant
1997-02-14 Correspondence received from, sent to Peter J. Royal, Q.C. (Edmonton, AB) to acknowledge receipt of material commencing a proceeding together with filing fee
1997-02-12 Correspondence received from, sent to Attorney General of Canada enclosing copy of the letter dated Feb. 12/97 sent to the Applicant
1997-02-12 Correspondence received from, sent to Peter J. Royal, Q.C. (Edmonton, AB) to acknowledge receipt of material commencing a proceeding together with filing fee
1997-01-27 $50.00 filing fee, receipt no. 33419 Garry Richard Underwood
1997-01-27 Application for leave to appeal, 5 copies, with service, Completed on: 1997-01-27 Garry Richard Underwood
1997-01-27 Affidavit, (Peter J. Royal) (included in the application for leave to appeal), with service Garry Richard Underwood
1997-01-27 Motion to extend the time to file and or serve the application for leave to appeal, (included in the application for leave to appeal), with service, Completed on: 1997-01-27 Garry Richard Underwood

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
Underwood, Garry Richard Applicant Active

v.

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

Counsel

Party: Underwood, Garry Richard

Counsel
Peter J. Royal, Q.C.
Royal, McCrum, Duckett & Glancy
215 - 8204, 104th St
Edmonton, Alberta
T6E 4E6
Telephone: (780) 432-0919
FAX: (780) 439-6562
Email: proyal@royalmccrum.com
Agent
Eugene Meehan
Lang Michener
300 - 50 O'Connor St
Ottawa, Ontario
K1P 6L2
Telephone: (613) 232-7171
FAX: (613) 231-3191

Party: Her Majesty the Queen

Counsel
Goran Tomljanovic
Attorney General of Alberta
1620 - 639, 5th Ave South West
Calgary, Alberta
T2P 0M9
Telephone: (403) 297-3451
Agent
Henry S. Brown, Q.C.
Gowling, Strathy & Henderson
2600 - 160 Elgin St
PO Box 466, Stn A
Ottawa, Ontario
K1N 8S3
Telephone: (613) 232-1781
FAX: (613) 563-9869

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Lower court rulings

December 8, 1993
Court of Queen’s Bench of Alberta

x

Conviction: murder first degree

October 5, 1995
Court of Appeal of Alberta (Calgary)

14741

appeal dismissed

Memorandums of argument on application for leave to appeal

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Date modified: 2025-05-13