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41314
Trevor Letlow v. His Majesty the King
(Ontario) (Criminal) (By Leave)
(Publication ban in case)
Docket
Judgments on applications for leave to appeal are rendered by the Court, but are not necessarily unanimous.
| Date | Proceeding | Filed By (if applicable) |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-11-01 | Close file on Leave | |
| 2024-11-01 | Copy of formal judgment sent to Registrar of the Court of Appeal and all parties | |
| 2024-11-01 | Judgment on leave sent to the parties | |
| 2024-10-31 |
Decision on motion to extend time to file and /or serve the leave application, The motion for an extension of time to serve and file the application for leave to appeal from the judgment of the Court of Appeal for Ontario, Number C67012, 2021 ONCA 915, dated December 20, 2021, is dismissed. Dismissed |
|
| 2024-09-23 | All materials on application for leave submitted to the Judges, for consideration by the Court | |
| 2024-09-23 | Submission of motion to extend time to file and/ or serve the leave application, for consideration by the Court | |
| 2024-08-02 | Certificate (on limitations to public access), (Included in the certificate (on limitations to public access)), 23B | His Majesty the King |
| 2024-08-02 | Certificate (on limitations to public access), 23A | His Majesty the King |
| 2024-08-02 | Respondent's response on the application for leave to appeal, (Book Form), Completed on: 2024-08-02, (Printed version filed on 2024-08-07) | His Majesty the King |
| 2024-06-06 | Letter acknowledging receipt of a complete application for leave to appeal, FILE OPENED | |
| 2024-06-04 | Affidavit, Affididavit of Jesseca Zita in support of motion | Trevor Letlow |
| 2024-06-04 | Certificate (on limitations to public access), 23B | Trevor Letlow |
| 2024-06-04 | Certificate (on limitations to public access), 23A | Trevor Letlow |
| 2024-06-04 | Motion to extend the time to file and or serve the application for leave to appeal, (Book Form), (Included in the application for leave to appeal), Completed on: 2024-06-04 | Trevor Letlow |
| 2024-06-04 |
Application for leave to appeal, (Book Form), PUB BAN Missing: - Correct CA Date (rec'd 07-24-2024), Completed on: 2024-09-24 |
Trevor Letlow |
Parties
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Main parties
| Name | Role | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Letlow, Trevor | Applicant | Active |
v.
| Name | Role | Status |
|---|---|---|
| His Majesty the King | Respondent | Active |
Counsel
Party: Letlow, Trevor
Counsel
102 Atlantic Ave
Suite 100
Toronto, Ontario
M6K 1X9
Telephone: (416) 613-0416
FAX: (416) 613-8746
Email: jessica@lzzdefence.ca
Agent
2600 – 160 Elgin Street
Ottawa, Ontario
K1P 1C3
Telephone: (613) 786-0211
FAX: (613) 563-9869
Email: matthew.estabrooks@gowlingwlg.com
Party: His Majesty the King
Counsel
McMurtry-Scott Building
720 Bay Street 11th floor
Toronto, Ontario
M7A 2S9
Telephone: (416) 574-4361
FAX: (416) 326-4181
Email: baaba.forson@ontario.ca
Summary
Keywords
Criminal law — Evidence — Sentencing — A trial judge’s duty to assess essential elements of an offence: is there a threshold for corroboration/confirmatory evidence on multiple counts when a witness presents with serious reliability issues — The impact of the broadening of the net for dangerous offender designations on the imposition of indeterminate sentences: is the net cast too wide, and is this provision being applied consistently by lower courts?
Summary
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The applicant and the complainant were smoking crack cocaine in his apartment when he began to violently assault her over a prolonged period of time. The complainant testified that she was sexually assaulted during the incident. The applicant was found guilty of aggravated sexual assault, assault with a weapon, assault causing bodily harm, sexual assault with a weapon, and unlawful confinement. He was designated a dangerous offender and sentenced to concurrent indeterminate terms for each offence. The applicant’s appeal of his convictions and sentence were dismissed.
Lower court rulings
Sentence imposed: dangerous offender designation and sentenced to concurrent indeterminate terms on each count
Appeal from convictions and sentence dismissed
Filed documents
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