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36000

Ashiqur Rahman v. Her Majesty the Queen

(Nova Scotia) (Criminal) (By Leave)

Docket

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List of proceedings
Date Proceeding Filed By
(if applicable)
2014-12-01 Close file on Leave
2014-11-28 Copy of formal judgment sent to Registrar of the Court of Appeal and all parties
2014-11-28 Judgment on leave sent to the parties
2014-11-27 Judgment of the Court on the application for leave to appeal, The application for leave to appeal from the judgment of the Nova Scotia Court of Appeal, Number CAC 406301, 2014 NSCA 67, dated June 23, 2014, is dismissed without costs.
Dismissed, without costs
2014-11-03 All materials on application for leave submitted to the Judges, Abe Ro Mo
2014-10-08 Correspondence (sent by the Court) to, Applicant, re.: Motion to Appoint Counsel - documents required
2014-10-06 Motion to appoint counsel, (Letter Form), service, fees and letters from legal aid and a lawyer missing, Incomplete Ashiqur Rahman
2014-09-04 Supplemental document, (Letter Form), 7 pages of Appeal Book + Correspondence Ashiqur Rahman
2014-08-19 Certificate (on limitations to public access) Her Majesty the Queen
2014-08-19 Respondent's response on the application for leave to appeal, (Letter Form), 6 copies of the CA Judgment, final order + Superior Court judgment included. , Completed on: 2014-08-19, (Electronic version filed on 2014-08-19) Her Majesty the Queen
2014-08-13 Letter acknowledging receipt of an incomplete application for leave to appeal, FILE OPENED AUGUST 13, 2014
2014-08-08 Certificate (on limitations to public access), (Included in the application for leave to appeal) Ashiqur Rahman
2014-08-08 Application for leave to appeal, (Letter Form), Completed on: 2014-08-19 Ashiqur Rahman

Parties

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Main parties

Main parties - Appellants
Name Role Status
Rahman, Ashiqur Applicant Active

v.

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

Counsel

Party: Rahman, Ashiqur

This party is not represented by counsel.

Party: Her Majesty the Queen

Counsel
Name
Mark A. Scott
Contact information
Public Prosecution Service of Nova Scotia
1225 - 1505 Barrington Street
Halifax, Nova Scotia
B3J 3K5
Telephone: (902) 424-6795
FAX: (902) 424-4484
Email: scottam@gov.ns.ca

Summary

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Summary

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Charter of Rights and Freedoms – Criminal law – Appeal – Unreasonable verdict – By upholding the applicant’s serious criminal convictions that cannot be demonstrably justified with any reasonable view of the evidence, the Court of Appeal failed to fairly apply the test under subsection 686(1)(a)(i) of the Criminal Code and consequently violated sections 1 and 7 of the applicant’s Charter Rights – Charter, ss. 1 and 7.

The applicant was convicted of aggravated assault and manslaughter. The conviction appeal was dismissed by the Court of Appeal.


Lower court rulings

June 22, 2012
Supreme Court of Nova Scotia, Trial Division

CRH 330049, 2012 NSSC 235

Conviction: aggravated assault and manslaughter

June 23, 2014
Nova Scotia Court of Appeal

CAC 406301, 2014 NSCA 67

Conviction appeal dismissed

Filed documents

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Date modified: 2025-02-27