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25943

Alexander Francois Thomas v. Her Majesty the Queen

(British Columbia) (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)
1999-09-28 Appeal closed
1999-03-11 Formal judgment sent to the registrar of the court of appeal and all parties
1999-03-11 Copy of formal judgment being prepared
1999-03-02 Record returned to the Registrar of the Court of Appeal
1998-12-22 Notice of deposit of judgment sent to all parties
1998-12-17 Judgment on the appeal rendered, CJ L'HD G Co McL Ia Ma Ba Bi, The appeal is allowed and a full new trial is ordered, L'Heureux-Dubé, Gonthier and McLachlin JJ. dissenting.
Allowed, no order as to costs
1998-07-07 General proceeding, transcripts received and distributed to the justices (58 pages)
1998-06-19 General proceeding, 10 copies of Trial by jury (given in court by the Appellant) Alexander Francois Thomas
1998-06-19 Hearing of the appeal, 1998-06-19, CJ L'HD G Co McL Ia Ma Ba Bi
Decision reserved
1998-06-01 Book of authorities, 12 copies, with service, Completed on: 1998-06-01 Alexander Francois Thomas
1998-05-27 Book of authorities, 12 copies, with service, Completed on: 1998-05-27 Her Majesty the Queen
1998-05-27 Decision on motion to extend time, to file their record & factum to May 19/98, Reg
Granted, no order as to costs
1998-05-27 Hearing of motion to extend time, 1998-05-27, to file their record & factum to May 19/98, Reg
1998-05-27 Submission of motion to extend time, 1998-05-27, to file their record & factum to May 19/98, Reg
1998-05-19 Affidavit, to file the respondent's factum and record to May 19, 1998 (G. Fitch), with service Her Majesty the Queen
1998-05-19 $50.00 filing fee for notice of motion, receipt no. 30626 Her Majesty the Queen
1998-05-19 Motion to extend time, to file the respondent's factum and record to May 19, 1998, with service, Completed on: 1998-05-19 Her Majesty the Queen
1998-05-19 Respondent's record, 24 copies, with service, Completed on: 1998-05-19 Her Majesty the Queen
1998-05-19 Respondent's factum, 24 copies, with service, Completed on: 1998-05-19 Her Majesty the Queen
1998-04-22 Notice of hearing, With service Alexander Francois Thomas
1998-04-15 Appeal hearing scheduled, 1998-06-19
Decision reserved
1998-04-15 Appeal perfected for hearing, Session beginning on 1998-04-27
1998-03-30 Correspondence (sent by the Court) to, from Gregory Fitch, letter dated March 30, 1998 (fax copy) re: duration of argument
1998-03-02 Proof of service, of appellant's record (Jan. 6\98) and factum (Feb. 26\98)
1998-02-27 Appellant's factum, 24 copies, Completed on: 1998-02-27 Alexander Francois Thomas
1998-01-16 Appellant's record, 24 copies of vol. I to III, Completed on: 1998-01-16 Alexander Francois Thomas
1997-11-07 Correspondence (sent by the Court) to, sent to A.G. of British Columbia (Vancouver, BC) enclosing copy of Rule 32
1997-11-07 Correspondence (sent by the Court) to, sent to Sheldon Goldberg (Vancouver, BC) enclosing copy of Rule 32
1997-11-03 Order granting leave to appeal
1997-10-31 Notice of appeal, With service, Completed on: 1997-10-31 Alexander Francois Thomas
1997-10-20 Notice of deposit of judgment issued to all parties, Burke-Robertson (Ottawa, ON)
1997-10-20 Notice of deposit of judgment issued to all parties, Gowling, Strathy & Henderson (Ottawa, ON)
1997-10-16 Judgment of the Court on the application for leave to appeal, L'HD So Ia, The motion for extension of time and the application for leave to appeal are granted.
Granted, no order as to costs
1997-10-16 Decision on motion to extend time to file and /or serve the leave application, L'HD So Ia
Granted, no order as to costs
1997-10-16 Hearing of motion to extend time to file and/ or serve the leave application, 1997-10-16, L'HD So Ia
1997-10-16 Submission of motion to extend time to file and/ or serve the leave application, 1997-10-16, L'HD So Ia
1997-06-20 All materials on application for leave submitted to the Judges, L'HD So Ia
1997-05-05 Respondent's response on the application for leave to appeal, 5 copies, with service, Completed on: 1997-05-05 Her Majesty the Queen
1997-04-17 Correspondence received from, sent to Burke-Robertson enclosing copy of letter dated Apr. 17/97 sent to Applicant
1997-04-17 Correspondence received from, sent to Gowling, Strathy & Henderson to acknowledge receipt of material commencing a proceeding together with filing fee
1997-04-03 Appeal Court record, (1 box)
1997-04-03 Application for leave to appeal, 5 copies, with service, Completed on: 1997-04-03 Alexander Francois Thomas
1997-04-03 $50.00 filing fee, receipt no. 33892 Alexander Francois Thomas
1997-04-03 Affidavit, to April 3, 1997 (Anne Cantin) (included in the application for leave to appeal), with service Alexander Francois Thomas
1997-04-03 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: 1997-04-03 Alexander Francois Thomas

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
Thomas, Alexander Francois Applicant Active

v.

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

Counsel

Party: Thomas, Alexander Francois

Counsel
Sheldon Goldberg
420 West 18th Avenue
Vancouver, British Columbia
V5Y 2B1
Telephone: (604) 872-5682
Agent
Brian A. Crane, Q.C.
Gowling, Strathy & Henderson
2600 - 160 Elgin St
Box 466 Stn A
Ottawa, Ontario
K1N 8S3
Telephone: (613) 232-1781
FAX: (613) 563-9869

Party: Her Majesty the Queen

Counsel
Gregory J. Fitch
Attorney General of British Columbia
602 - 865 Hornby Street
Vancouver, British Columbia
V6Z 2G3
Telephone: (604) 660-1129
FAX: (604) 660-1142
Agent
V. Jennifer Mackinnon
Burke-Robertson
70 Gloucester St
Ottawa, Ontario
K2P 0A4
Telephone: (613) 236-9665
FAX: (613) 235-4430

Summary

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Lower court rulings

March 19, 1993
Supreme Court of British Columbia

x

Conviction: second degree murder

January 7, 1997
Court of Appeal for British Columbia (Vancouver)

CA020406

Appeal allowed; new trial ordered confined to issue (see file)

Memorandums of argument on application for leave to appeal

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Date modified: 2025-05-13