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41068
Ningnan Zhang v. His Majesty the King
(Saskatchewan) (Criminal) (By Leave)
Docket
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| Date | Proceeding | Filed By (if applicable) |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-04-03 | Close file on Leave | |
| 2024-03-28 | Copy of formal judgment sent to Registrar of the Court of Appeal and all parties | |
| 2024-03-28 | Judgment on leave sent to the parties | |
| 2024-03-28 |
Judgment of the Court on the application for leave to appeal, Pursuant to Rule 6(1) of the Rules of the Supreme Court of Canada, the time to serve the reply is extended to February 20, 2024. The application for leave to appeal from the judgment of the Court of Appeal for Saskatchewan, Number CACR3651, dated October 30, 2023, is dismissed. Dismissed |
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| 2024-03-25 | Supplemental document, various medical evidence | Ningnan Zhang |
| 2024-02-26 | All materials on application for leave submitted to the Judges, for consideration by the Court | |
| 2024-02-20 |
Supplemental document, (Book Form), Missing: -Proof of service;, (Printed version due on 2024-02-27) |
Ningnan Zhang |
| 2024-02-20 |
Applicant's reply to respondent's argument, (Book Form), Missing: -Proof of service;, Completed on: 2024-02-22, (Printed version due on 2024-02-27) |
Ningnan Zhang |
| 2024-01-31 | Certificate (on limitations to public access), (Letter Form), 23A;, (Printed version filed on 2024-02-02) | His Majesty the King |
| 2024-01-31 | Respondent's response on the application for leave to appeal, (Book Form), Completed on: 2024-02-15, (Printed version filed on 2024-02-02) | His Majesty the King |
| 2023-12-29 | Supplemental document, (Letter Form), Filing fee waiver request;, (Printed version due on 2024-01-08) | Ningnan Zhang |
| 2023-12-28 | Letter advising parties of an incomplete application for leave to appeal, FILE OPENED 12/28/2023 | |
| 2023-12-27 | Certificate (on limitations to public access) | Ningnan Zhang |
| 2023-12-27 |
Application for leave to appeal, (Book Form), MISSING: Signed lower court judgments, CA Order, Proof of service - All rec'd 12/29/2023, Completed on: 2023-12-29 |
Ningnan Zhang |
Parties
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Main parties
| Name | Role | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Zhang, Ningnan | Applicant | Active |
v.
| Name | Role | Status |
|---|---|---|
| His Majesty the King | Respondent | Active |
Counsel
Party: Zhang, Ningnan
This party is not represented by counsel.
Party: His Majesty the King
Counsel
8th Floor, 224 4th Avenue South
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
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Telephone: (306) 933-5149
FAX: (306) 933-7665
Email: paul.scott@gov.sk.ca
Agent
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Summary
Keywords
Criminal law — Charter of Rights — Evidence — Circumstantial evidence — Reasonable verdict — Whether the trial judge erred in convicting the applicant — Whether the Court of Appeal erred in denying leave to appeal — Whether the application for leave to appeal raises an issue of public importance.
Summary
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The applicant was charged summarily with killing a cat and with seriously injuring another cat, both pursuant to s. 445(1)(a) of the Criminal Code. The trial judge convicted the applicant on both counts, and sentenced him to a five-month conditional sentence of imprisonment. The Court of Queen’s Bench dismissed the applicant’s appeal from conviction and sentence. The Court of Appeal dismissed an application for fresh evidence and an oral application to amend the notice of appeal to permit an appeal from sentence, and dismissed the application for leave to appeal from the conviction.
Lower court rulings
Provincial Court of Saskatchewan
Information #991092085
Applicant convicted of one count of killing a cat and one count of seriously wounding a cat (s. 445(1)(a) of the Criminal Code); five-month conditional sentence of imprisonment imposed.
Court of Queen’s Bench of Saskatchewan
2022 SKQB 192, CRM-SA-000092-021
Appeal against conviction and sentence dismissed.
Court of Appeal for Saskatchewan
CACR3651
Fresh evidence application dismissed; oral application to amend notice of appeal to permit an appeal from sentence denied; leave to appeal from conviction denied.
Filed documents
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