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38811

Deanna Passera v. Her Majesty the Queen

(Ontario) (Criminal) (By Leave)

Docket

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List of proceedings
Date Proceeding Filed By
(if applicable)
2020-02-06 Close file on Leave
2019-12-13 Copy of formal judgment sent to Registrar of the Court of Appeal and all parties
2019-12-13 Judgment on leave sent to the parties
2019-12-12 Judgment of the Court on the application for leave to appeal, The application for leave to appeal from the judgment of the Court of Appeal for Ontario, Number C63916, 2019 ONCA 527, dated June 24, 2019, is dismissed.
Dismissed, no order as to costs
2019-11-04 All materials on application for leave submitted to the Judges, for consideration by the Court
2019-10-16 Applicant's reply to respondent's argument, (Letter Form), Completed on: 2019-10-16 Deanna Passera
2019-10-08 Certificate (on limitations to public access), no file sensitivity Her Majesty the Queen
2019-10-08 Respondent's response on the application for leave to appeal, (Letter Form), Completed on: 2019-10-08 Her Majesty the Queen
2019-09-27 Letter acknowledging receipt of an incomplete application for leave to appeal and without formal Court of Appeal order, FILE OPENED 2019/09/27
2019-09-23 Certificate (on limitations to public access), (Included in the application for leave to appeal) Deanna Passera
2019-09-23 Notice of name, (Included in the application for leave to appeal) Deanna Passera
2019-09-23 Application for leave to appeal, (Book Form), MISSING: ONCA and ONSC orders (rec'd 2019-10-10)
Filing Fee (rec' 10/01/19), Completed on: 2019-10-22
Deanna Passera

Parties

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Main parties

Main parties - Appellants
Name Role Status
Passera, Deanna Applicant Active

v.

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

Counsel

Party: Passera, Deanna

Counsel
Marianne Salih
Edward H. Royle & Associates
481 University Avenue
Suite 510
Toronto, Ontario
M5G 2E9
Telephone: (416) 309-1970
FAX: (416) 340-1672
Email: marianne.salih@roylelaw.ca

Party: Her Majesty the Queen

Counsel
Kevin R. Wilson
Public Prosecution Service of Canada
130 King Street West, Suite 2400, Box 340
Toronto, Ontario
M5X 1K6
Telephone: (416) 973-0026
FAX: (416) 973-8253
Email: kevin.wilson@ppsc-sppc.gc.ca

Summary

Keywords

Charter of Rights — Right to life, liberty and security of the person — Cruel and unusual treatment or punishment — Whether ss. 719(1) and (3.1) of the Criminal Code violate ss. 7 and 12 of the Charter on the basis that the combined effect of the provisions is to delay parole eligibility for all offenders detained pending sentencing.<br>

Summary

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Lower court rulings

May 11, 2017
Ontario Superior Court of Justice

1304/15, 2017 ONSC 2799

Applicant’s constitutional application dismissed. Sentence imposed: six years’ incarceration


June 24, 2019
Court of Appeal for Ontario

2019 ONCA 527, C63916

Leave to appeal sentence granted, sentence appeal dismissed

Memorandums of argument on application for leave to appeal

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Factums on appeal

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Date modified: 2025-02-27