Docket

38304

Landon Williams v. Her Majesty the Queen

(Ontario) (Criminal) (As of Right)

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

Proceedings
Date Proceeding Filed By
(if applicable)
2021-03-02 Appeal closed
2020-06-01 Formal judgment sent to the registrar of the court of appeal and all parties
2020-06-01 Judgment on appeal and notice of deposit of judgment sent to all parties
2020-05-29 Judgment on the appeal rendered, CJ Abe Mo Ka Côt Br Row Mar Kas, The appeal from the judgment of the Court of Appeal for Ontario, Number C58775, 2018 ONCA 534, dated June 11, 2018, heard on October 11, 2019, is allowed, the convictions entered by the Court of Appeal are set aside and the stay of proceedings entered by Trotter J. is reinstated. Wagner C.J. and Moldaver, Côté and Rowe JJ. dissent.
Allowed
2019-10-21 Transcript received, 128 pages
Joint with 38165.
2019-10-11 Judgment reserved OR rendered with reasons to follow
2019-10-11 Hearing of the appeal, 2019-10-11, CJ Abe Mo Ka Côt Br Row Mar Kas
Judgment reserved
2019-10-11 Respondent's condensed book, (Book Form), Submittted in Court (14 copies).
Joint with 38165.
Her Majesty the Queen
2019-10-11 Appellant's condensed book, (Book Form), Submitted in Court (14 copies)
Joint with 38165.
Landon Williams
2019-10-08 Correspondence received from, (Letter Form), 3 reserved seats requested. Landon Williams
2019-10-07 Notice of appearance, (Letter Form), Alison M. Latimer will appear before the court, and will present oral arguments. Independent Criminal Defence Advocacy Society
2019-10-01 Correspondence received from, (Letter Form), Joint with 38165.
4 reserved seats requested.
Her Majesty the Queen
2019-09-26 Notice of appearance, (Letter Form), Owen Goddard and Janani Shanmuganathan will appear before the court, and they will both present oral arguments.
Landon Williams
2019-09-25 Notice of appearance, (Letter Form), Joint with 38165 - Christopher Greenwood and David Quayat will appear before the court. Mr. Greenwood will present oral arguments. Her Majesty the Queen
2019-09-25 Correspondence received from, (Letter Form), Joint with 38165 - 3 reserved seats requested. Her Majesty the Queen
2019-09-23 Notice of appearance, (Letter Form), Joint with 38165 - Marilyn Sandford, Q.C., Michael Sobkin and Kate Oja will appear before the court. Ms. Sanford will present oral arguments.
British Columbia Civil Liberties Association
2019-08-07 Notice of hearing sent to parties
2019-07-31 Appeal hearing scheduled, 2019-10-11, (previously scheduled for May 23, 2019)

The schedule for serving and filing the material is set as follows:

a) The appellant’s record, factum and book of authorities, if any, shall be served and filed on or before March 7, 2019.

b) Any person wishing to intervene in this appeal under Rule 55 of the Rules of the Supreme Court of Canada shall serve and file a motion for leave to intervene on or before March 28, 2019.

c) The appellant and respondent shall serve and file their responses, if any, to the motions for leave to intervene on or before April 4, 2019.

d) Replies to any responses to the motions for leave to intervene shall be served and filed on or before April 9, 2019.

e) Any intervener granted leave to intervene under Rule 59 of the Rules of the Supreme Court of Canada shall serve and file its respective factum and book of authorities, if any, on or before May 9, 2019.

f) The respondent’s record, factum and book of authorities, if any, shall be served and filed on or before May 3, 2019.
Judgment reserved
2019-06-11 Correspondence (sent by the Court) to, the parties. The hearing of this appeal is tentatively scheduled for October 11, 2019.
2019-06-11 Correspondence received from, (Letter Form), Erika Buhrmann. (join with 38165) Her Majesty the Queen
2019-05-22 Order on motion to adjourn the hearing of the appeal, by WAGNER C.J.
2019-05-22 Decision on motion to adjourn the hearing of the appeal, CJ,
UPON APPLICATION by the respondent, Her Majesty the Queen, for an adjournment of the hearing scheduled for May 23, 2019, pursuant to Rule 7 of the Rules of the Supreme Court of Canada;
AND THE MATERIAL FILED having been read;
AND NOTING the consent of the appellants;
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED THAT:
The motion is granted and the hearing of the appeals is adjourned.
The Registrar shall fix a new hearing date.
Granted
2019-05-22 Submission of motion to adjourn the hearing of the appeal, CJ
2019-05-22 Response to the motion to adjourn the hearing of the appeal, (Letter Form), Completed on: 2019-05-22 British Columbia Civil Liberties Association
2019-05-22 Motion to adjourn the hearing of the appeal, (Book Form), (join with 38165), Completed on: 2019-05-22, (Printed version due on 2019-05-29) Her Majesty the Queen
2019-05-21 Correspondence received from, (Letter Form), 3 reserved seats requested. Landon Williams
2019-05-21 Correspondence received from, (Letter Form), Joint with 38165 - 2 reserved seats requested.
Her Majesty the Queen
2019-05-16 Notice of appearance, (Letter Form), Gregory DelBigio, Q.C. and Alison M. Latimer will appear before the court. Mr. DelBigio will present oral arguments. Independent Criminal Defence Advocacy Society
2019-05-16 Notice of appearance, (Letter Form), Joint with 38165 - Marilyn Sandford, Q.C., Michael Sobkin and Kate Oja will appear before the court. Ms. Sanford will present oral arguments.
British Columbia Civil Liberties Association
2019-05-13 Intervener's book of authorities, (Book Form), Completed on: 2019-05-13 Independent Criminal Defence Advocacy Society
2019-05-13 Intervener's factum, (Book Form), Completed on: 2019-05-13 Independent Criminal Defence Advocacy Society
2019-05-13 Intervener's factum, (Book Form), Joint with 38165., Completed on: 2019-05-13 British Columbia Civil Liberties Association
2019-05-08 Appeal perfected for hearing
2019-05-07 Notice of appearance, (Letter Form), Owen Goddard and Janani Shanmuganathan will appear before the court, both will present oral arguments.
Landon Williams
2019-05-07 Notice of appearance, (Letter Form), Joint with 38165 - Nick Devlin and David Quayat will appear before the court. Mr. Devlin will present oral arguments.
Her Majesty the Queen
2019-05-03 Respondent's factum, (Book Form), Joint with 38165., Completed on: 2019-05-03 Her Majesty the Queen
2019-04-24 Order on motion for leave to intervene, by ABELLA J.
2019-04-24 Decision on the motion for leave to intervene, Abe,
UPON APPLICATION by the British Columbia Civil Liberties Association for leave to intervene in the above appeals;
AND UPON APPLICATION by the Criminal Lawyers’ Association of Ontario and the Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police for leave to intervene in the appeal Javid Ahmad v. Her Majesty the Queen (38165);
AND UPON APPLICATION by the Independent Criminal Defence Advocacy Society for leave to intervene in the appeal Landon Williams v. Her Majesty the Queen (38304);
AND THE MATERIAL FILED having been read;
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED THAT:
The motions for leave to intervene are granted and the said four (4) interveners shall be entitled to each serve and file a single factum not exceeding ten (10) pages in length on or before May 13, 2019.
The said four (4) interveners are each granted permission to present oral argument not exceeding five (5) minutes at the hearing of the appeals.
The interveners are not entitled to raise new issues or to adduce further evidence or otherwise to supplement the record of the parties.
Pursuant to Rule 59(1)(a) of the Rules of the Supreme Court of Canada, the interveners shall pay to the appellants and respondent any additional disbursements resulting from their interventions.
Granted
2019-04-24 Submission of motion for leave to intervene, Abe
2019-04-03 Response to the motion for leave to intervene, (Letter Form), Completed on: 2019-04-03 Her Majesty the Queen
2019-04-03 Response to the motion for leave to intervene, (Letter Form), Completed on: 2019-04-03 Landon Williams
2019-03-28 Notice of name, (Letter Form) Independent Criminal Defence Advocacy Society
2019-03-28 Motion for leave to intervene, (Book Form), Completed on: 2019-03-28 Independent Criminal Defence Advocacy Society
2019-03-28 Notice of name, (Letter Form), (join with 38165) British Columbia Civil Liberties Association
2019-03-28 Motion for leave to intervene, (Book Form), (join with 38165), Completed on: 2019-03-28 British Columbia Civil Liberties Association
2019-03-11 Correspondence received from, (Letter Form), Response to the appellant's request for additional speaking time. Her Majesty the Queen
2019-03-07 Certificate of counsel (attesting to record), (Letter Form) Landon Williams
2019-03-07 Appellant's book of authorities, (Book Form), Completed on: 2019-03-07 Landon Williams
2019-03-07 Appellant's record, (Book Form), (2 volumes), Completed on: 2019-03-07 Landon Williams
2019-03-07 Appellant's factum, (Book Form), Completed on: 2019-03-07 Landon Williams
2019-03-06 Correspondence received from, (Letter Form), Request for additional oral speaking time at tthe hearing of the appeal. Landon Williams
2019-03-05 Notice of hearing sent to parties
2019-01-30 Correspondence (sent by the Court) to, the parties. Tentatively scheduled for May 23, 2019.
2019-01-16 Copy of formal judgment sent to Registrar of the Court of Appeal and all parties
2019-01-16 Judgment on leave sent to the parties
2019-01-10 Decision on motion to extend time to file and /or serve the leave application, See judgment on application.,
The motion for an extension of time to serve and file the notice of appeal is granted. The motion for an extension of time to serve and file the motion to quash is granted. The motion to quash and 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, Numbers C58775 and C59313, 2018 ONCA 534, dated June 11, 2018, are dismissed.

The appeal will be heard with Javid Ahmad v. Her Majesty the Queen (38165). The schedule for serving and filing the materials for the appeal as of right will be set by the Registrar.
Dismissed
2019-01-10 Decision on the motion to quash the appeal, See judgment on application.
Dismissed
2019-01-10 Decision on motion to extend time, See judgment on application.
Granted
2019-01-10 Decision on motion to extend time to serve and/or file notice of appeal, See judgment on application.
Granted
2018-11-26 Submission of motion to extend time, CJ Row Mar
2018-11-26 Submission of motion to quash, CJ Row Mar
2018-11-26 Submission of motion to extend time to serve and/or file notice of appeal submitted, CJ Row Mar
2018-11-26 All materials on application for leave submitted to the Judges, for consideration by the Court
2018-11-26 Submission of motion to extend time to file and/ or serve the leave application, for consideration by the Court
2018-11-05 Response to the motion to quash, (Letter Form), Completed on: 2018-11-05 Landon Williams
2018-11-05 Applicant's reply to respondent's argument, (Letter Form), Completed on: 2018-11-05 Landon Williams
2018-10-25 Respondent's response on the application for leave to appeal, (Letter Form), Joint with 38165, Completed on: 2018-10-25 Her Majesty the Queen
2018-10-25 Certificate (on limitations to public access), (Letter Form) Her Majesty the Queen
2018-10-25 Motion to extend time, (Book Form), to file and serve the motion to quash and the response to the application for leave to appeal. (join with 38165), Completed on: 2018-10-25 Her Majesty the Queen
2018-10-25 Motion to quash, (Book Form), Completed on: 2018-10-25 Her Majesty the Queen
2018-10-16 Correspondence received from, (Letter Form), the respondent-Joint with 38165; Response will be filed late with a motion to extend time. Her Majesty the Queen
2018-09-25 Letter acknowledging receipt of an incomplete application for leave to appeal, FILE OPENED 2018-09-25
2018-09-25 Letter acknowledging receipt of a notice of appeal, Included in the Letter dated September 25, 2018.
2018-09-18 Response to the motion to extend the time to file and / or serve the leave application, (Letter Form), Completed on: 2018-09-18 Her Majesty the Queen
2018-09-17 Correspondence received from, (Letter Form) Landon Williams
2018-09-17 Motion to extend the time to file and or serve the application for leave to appeal, (Book Form), Completed on: 2018-09-17 Landon Williams
2018-09-17 Motion to extend the time to serve and/or file the notice of appeal, (Letter Form), (Included in the motion to extend the time to file and or serve the application for leave to appeal), Completed on: 2018-09-17 Landon Williams
2018-09-17 Certificate (on limitations to public access), (Letter Form) Landon Williams
2018-09-17 Application for leave to appeal, (Book Form), Completed on: 2018-10-02 Landon Williams
2018-09-17 Notice of appeal, Filing fee missing, Incomplete Landon Williams