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22170

D.W. v. Her Majesty the Queen

(Ontario) (Criminal) (As of Right)

(Publication ban on party)

Docket

Judgments on applications for leave to appeal are rendered by the Court, but are not necessarily unanimous.

Parties

Please note that in the case of closed files, the “Status” column reflects the status of the parties at the time of the proceedings. For more information about the proceedings and about the dates when the file was open, please consult the docket of the case in question.

Main parties

v.

Counsel

Party: D.W.

Counsel
David E. Harris
Carter, McCombs & Minden
200 - 425 UNIVERSITY AVE
TORONTO, Ontario
M5G 1T6
Telephone: (416) 597-1320
Agent
Robert E. Houston., Q.C.
Burke-Robertson
70 Gloucester St
Ottawa, Ontario
K2P 0A2
Telephone: (613) 566-2058
FAX: (613) 235-4430

Party: Her Majesty the Queen

Counsel
David B. Butt
Attorney General for Ontario
720 BAY ST
10TH FL
TORONTO, Ontario
M5G 2K1
Telephone: (416) 326-4582
FAX: (416) 326-4656
Agent
Robert E. Houston., Q.C.
Burke-Robertson
70 Gloucester St
Ottawa, Ontario
K2P 0A2
Telephone: (613) 566-2058
FAX: (613) 235-4430

Summary

Keywords

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Summary

Case summaries are prepared by the Office of the Registrar of the Supreme Court of Canada (Law Branch). Please note that summaries are not provided to the Judges of the Court. They are placed on the Court file and website for information purposes only.

None.

Lower court rulings

September 20, 1989
District Court of Ontario

Not available

Conviction: Sexual assault

October 15, 1990
Court of Appeal for Ontario

Not available

Appeal dismissed

Memorandums of argument on application for leave to appeal

The memorandums of argument on an application for leave to appeal will be posted here 30 days after leave to appeal has been granted unless they contain personal information, information that is subject to a publication ban, or any other information that is not part of the public record. You may also obtain copies of the memorandum by filing out the Request for Court records form or by contacting the Court’s Records Centre either by email at records-dossiers@scc-csc.ca or by telephone at 613‑996‑7933 or at 1‑888‑551‑1185.

If you have questions about a memorandum of argument or want to use a memorandum of argument, please contact the author of the memorandum of argument directly. Their name appears at the end of the memorandum of argument. The contact information for counsel is found in the “Counsel” tab of this page.

Downloadable PDFs

Not available

Factums on appeal

The factums of the appellant, the respondent and the intervener will be posted here at least 2 weeks before the hearing unless they contain personal information, information that is subject to a publication ban, or any other information that is not part of the public record. You may also obtain copies of factums by filling out the Request for Court records form or by contacting the Court’s Records Centre either by email at records-dossiers@scc-csc.ca or by telephone at 613‑996‑7933 or at 1‑888‑551‑1185.

If you have questions about a factum or want permission to use a factum, please contact the author of the factum directly. Their contact information appears on the first page of each factum.

Downloadable PDFs

Not available

Webcasts

Not available.

Docket

Judgments on applications for leave to appeal are rendered by the Court, but are not necessarily unanimous.

List of proceedings
Date Proceeding Filed By
(if applicable)
1997-09-05 Appeal closed
1991-04-10 Formal judgment sent to the registrar of the court of appeal and all parties, (Toronto,ON)
1991-04-10 Copy of formal judgment being prepared, Soloway, Wright, Houston (Ottawa,ON)
1991-03-28 Notice of deposit of judgment sent to all parties, Soloway, Wright, Houston (Ottawa,ON)
1991-03-28 Judgment on the appeal rendered, So G Co McL Ia, The appeal is dismissed, Sopinka and McLachlin JJ. dissenting.
Dismissed, no order as to costs
1991-02-11 General proceeding, transcripts received and distributed to the justices (77 pages)
1991-02-01 Hearing of the appeal, 1991-02-01, So G Co McL Ia
Decision reserved
1991-01-31 General proceeding, 10 copies of respondent's AUTHORITIES Her Majesty the Queen
1991-01-28 Book of authorities, 10 copies D.W.
1991-01-21 Respondent's factum, 21 copies, with service Her Majesty the Queen
1991-01-18 Appeal hearing scheduled, 1991-02-01
Decision reserved
1991-01-10 Order on motion to expedite the appeal, With service
1991-01-08 Decision on motion to expedite the appeal, McL
Granted, no order as to costs
1991-01-08 Hearing of motion to expedite the appeal, 1991-01-08, McL
1991-01-08 Submission of motion to expedite the appeal, 1991-01-08, McL
1991-01-08 Response to motion to expedite the appeal, With service Her Majesty the Queen
1991-01-08 Motion to expedite the appeal, of the appellant's factum., with service D.W.
1991-01-08 Appeal perfected for hearing, Session beginning on 1991-01-21
1990-12-21 Appellant's factum, 22 copies, with service D.W.
1990-11-22 Certified casebook, 1 copy, with service D.W.
1990-11-19 Case on appeal, 21 copies D.W.
1990-11-15 $30.00 filing fee, receipt #18463 D.W.
1990-11-02 Notice of appeal, With service D.W.

Parties

Please note that in the case of closed files, the “Status” column reflects the status of the parties at the time of the proceedings. For more information about the proceedings and about the dates when the file was open, please consult the docket of the case in question.

Main parties

Main parties - Appellants
Name Role Status
D.W. Applicant Active

v.

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

Counsel

Party: D.W.

Counsel
David E. Harris
Carter, McCombs & Minden
200 - 425 UNIVERSITY AVE
TORONTO, Ontario
M5G 1T6
Telephone: (416) 597-1320
Agent
Robert E. Houston., Q.C.
Burke-Robertson
70 Gloucester St
Ottawa, Ontario
K2P 0A2
Telephone: (613) 566-2058
FAX: (613) 235-4430

Party: Her Majesty the Queen

Counsel
David B. Butt
Attorney General for Ontario
720 BAY ST
10TH FL
TORONTO, Ontario
M5G 2K1
Telephone: (416) 326-4582
FAX: (416) 326-4656
Agent
Robert E. Houston., Q.C.
Burke-Robertson
70 Gloucester St
Ottawa, Ontario
K2P 0A2
Telephone: (613) 566-2058
FAX: (613) 235-4430

Summary

Keywords

None.

Summary

Case summaries are prepared by the Office of the Registrar of the Supreme Court of Canada (Law Branch). Please note that summaries are not provided to the Judges of the Court. They are placed on the Court file and website for information purposes only.

None.

Lower court rulings

September 20, 1989
District Court of Ontario

Not available

Conviction: Sexual assault

October 15, 1990
Court of Appeal for Ontario

Not available

Appeal dismissed

Memorandums of argument on application for leave to appeal

The memorandums of argument on an application for leave to appeal will be posted here 30 days after leave to appeal has been granted unless they contain personal information, information that is subject to a publication ban, or any other information that is not part of the public record. You may also obtain copies of the memorandum by filing out the Request for Court records form or by contacting the Court’s Records Centre either by email at records-dossiers@scc-csc.ca or by telephone at 613‑996‑7933 or at 1‑888‑551‑1185.

If you have questions about a memorandum of argument or want to use a memorandum of argument, please contact the author of the memorandum of argument directly. Their name appears at the end of the memorandum of argument. The contact information for counsel is found in the “Counsel” tab of this page.

Downloadable PDFs

Not available

Factums on appeal

The factums of the appellant, the respondent and the intervener will be posted here at least 2 weeks before the hearing unless they contain personal information, information that is subject to a publication ban, or any other information that is not part of the public record. You may also obtain copies of factums by filling out the Request for Court records form or by contacting the Court’s Records Centre either by email at records-dossiers@scc-csc.ca or by telephone at 613‑996‑7933 or at 1‑888‑551‑1185.

If you have questions about a factum or want permission to use a factum, please contact the author of the factum directly. Their contact information appears on the first page of each factum.

Downloadable PDFs

Not available

Webcasts

Not available.

Date modified: 2025-02-27