Case information

Criminal law — Evidence — National Security — Public Good — Whether evidence ought to have been deemed inadmissible but was put to the jury resulting in double jeopardy — Whether witness testified falsely — Whether accused’s conduct served national interest or public good — Whether complainant caused public disturbance — Whether trial judge counselled complainant to cause harm to Canadian interests — Whether evidence was put to jury contrary to the Security of Information Act — Whether appeal was prejudiced by lack of timely and accurate production of transcript of trial proceeding — Whether issues arise in respect of habeus corpus, a show cause hearing and denial of bail, an access to information complaint and application for extension of time to apply for judicial review, or a judicial lien on University of Saskatchewan — Whether issues arise of elections fraud or political persecution or conflict of interest between Canada and Saskatchewan or attempt by the trial judge to commit offence?

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At a shopping mall, Mr. Patron confronted the complainant, an off-duty police officer, and his companion about the propriety of their being associated with each other given their differing ancestries or nationalities. Mr. Patron was convicted by a jury of criminal harassment and failure to comply with a probation order. He was sentenced to time served, probation, a firearms prohibition and a DNA-sample order. The Federal Court of Appeal did not accept a notice of appeal for filing. The Court of Appeal for Saskatchewan dismissed Mr. Patron’s appeal from his convictions and sentence.