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19125

Thomas Patrick Lyons v. Her Majesty the Queen

(Nova Scotia) (Criminal) (By Leave)

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)
1992-08-04 Formal judgment sent to the registrar of the court of appeal and all parties, (Halifax, N.S.)
1988-08-04 General proceeding, to note records from both courts sent to Registrar (Halifax,NS)
1987-10-15 Judgment on the appeal rendered, CJ E McI La W LeD LaF
Dismissed, no order as to costs
1987-01-29 Decision on motion to adduce new evidence, CJ E McI La W LeD LaF
Granted, no order as to costs
1987-01-29 Hearing of the motion to adduce new evidence, 1987-01-29, CJ E McI La W LeD LaF
1987-01-29 Submission of motion to adduce new evidence, 1987-01-29, CJ E McI La W LeD LaF
1987-01-28 Hearing of the appeal, 1987-01-28, (Appeal heard Jan 28th & 29th, 1987), CJ E McI La W LeD LaF
Decision reserved
1987-01-26 Book of authorities, 9 copies, with service Attorney General of British Columbia
1987-01-22 Notice of withdrawal, served copy Attorney General of Saskatchewan
1987-01-21 Correspondence (sent by the Court) to, from Applicant dated Jan 21/87
1987-01-21 Motion to adduce new evidence, 11 copies Her Majesty the Queen
1987-01-21 Intervener's factum, With service Attorney General of British Columbia
1987-01-20 Notice of withdrawal Attorney General of Saskatchewan
1987-01-20 Intervener's factum, 21 copies, with service Attorney General for Ontario
1987-01-14 Intervener's factum, 21 copies, with service Attorney General of Canada
1987-01-14 Order on motion for leave to intervene
1987-01-12 Appeal hearing scheduled, 1987-01-28
Decision reserved
1987-01-12 Appeal perfected for hearing, Session beginning on 1987-01-26
1987-01-12 Appellant's factum, 30 copies, appencix Thomas Patrick Lyons
1987-01-12 Appellant's factum, 21 copies, with service Thomas Patrick Lyons
1986-12-09 Appeal court record
1986-12-09 Trial court record
1986-11-21 Decision on the motion for leave to intervene, E
Granted, no order as to costs
1986-11-21 Hearing of motion for leave to intervene, 1986-11-21, E
1986-11-21 Submission of motion for leave to intervene, 1986-11-21, E
1986-11-20 Response to the motion for leave to intervene Thomas Patrick Lyons
1986-11-20 Affidavit Attorney General of British Columbia
1986-11-20 Motion for leave to intervene Attorney General of British Columbia
1986-11-12 Case on appeal, 1 copy, with service Thomas Patrick Lyons
1986-11-10 Certified casebook Thomas Patrick Lyons
1986-10-21 Appellant's factum, 20 copies, with service Thomas Patrick Lyons
1986-01-30 Order on miscellaneous motion
1986-01-23 Decision on miscellaneous motion, to have case on appeal accepted as printed, LeD
Granted, no order as to costs
1986-01-23 Hearing of miscellaneous motion, 1986-01-23, to have case on appeal accepted as printed, LeD
1986-01-23 Submission of miscellaneous motion, 1986-01-23, to have case on appeal accepted as printed, LeD
1986-01-22 Response to miscellaneous motion, to have case on appeal accepted as printed Her Majesty the Queen
1986-01-22 Affidavit, to have case on appeal accepted as printed Thomas Patrick Lyons
1986-01-22 Notice of miscellaneous motion, to have case on appeal accepted as printed Thomas Patrick Lyons
1986-01-03 Case on appeal, 20 copies Thomas Patrick Lyons
1986-01-02 Case on appeal, 1 copy Thomas Patrick Lyons
1985-04-22 Notice of intervention respecting a constitutional question, With service Attorney General of Canada
1985-04-16 Notice of intervention respecting a constitutional question, With service Attorney General of Saskatchewan
1985-04-12 Notice of intervention respecting a constitutional question Attorney General for Ontario
1985-04-02 Notice of constitutional question(s), With service Thomas Patrick Lyons
1985-03-28 Order on motion to state a constitutional question
1985-03-26 Decision on the motion to state a constitutional question, (See Registrar's Red Book # 6 @ p.1), CJ
Granted, no order as to costs
1985-03-26 Hearing of the motion to state a constitutional question, 1985-03-26, (See Registrar's Red Book # 6 @ p.1), CJ
1985-03-26 Submission of motion to state a constitutional question, 1985-03-26, (See Registrar's Red Book # 6 @ p.1), CJ
1985-03-06 Motion to state a constitutional question, With service Thomas Patrick Lyons
1985-02-21 Order granting leave to appeal
1985-02-19 Notice of appeal, With service Thomas Patrick Lyons
1985-01-31 Judgment of the Court on the application for leave to appeal, CJ McI W
Granted, no order as to costs
1984-12-17 Hearing of the application for leave to appeal, 1984-12-17, CJ McI W
Decision reserved
1984-12-17 All materials on application for leave submitted to the Judges, 1984-12-17, CJ McI W
Decision reserved
1984-12-10 Respondent's response on the application for leave to appeal Her Majesty the Queen
1984-11-30 Appeal Court record, 3 copies
1984-11-30 Application for leave to appeal, 5 copies, Completed on: 1984-11-30 Thomas Patrick Lyons

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
Lyons, Thomas Patrick Applicant Active

v.

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

Other parties

Other parties
Name Role Status
Attorney General for Ontario Intervener Active
Attorney General of Saskatchewan Intervener Active
Attorney General of Canada Intervener Active
Attorney General of British Columbia Intervener Active

Counsel

Party: Lyons, Thomas Patrick

Counsel
Name
Duncan R. Beveridge
Contact information
Beveridge, Lambert & Duncan
4th Floor, St. Paul's Bldg.
1684 Barrington Street - P.O. Box 547
Halifax, Nova Scotia
B3J 2R7
Telephone: (902) 423-9143
FAX: (902) 422-7837
Agent
Name
Brian A. Crane, Q.C.
Contact information
Gowling Lafleur Henderson
2600 - 160 Elgin St
Box 466 Stn A
Ottawa, Ontario
K1N 8S3
Telephone: (613) 232-1781
FAX: (613) 563-9869

Party: Her Majesty the Queen

Counsel
Names
Dana W. Giovannetti
Robert E. Lutes
Contact information
Attorney General of Nova Scotia
1225 - 1505 Barrington Street
Halifax, Nova Scotia
B3J 3K5
Telephone: (902) 424-8007
FAX: (902) 424-0653
Email: giovandw@gov.ns.ca
Agent
Name
Stephen J. Grace
Contact information
Neville, Hall & Selkirk
222 Somerset St W
3rd Fl
Ottawa, Ontario
K2P 2G3
Telephone: (613) 237-7092
FAX: (613) 237-1156

Party: Attorney General for Ontario

Counsel
Name
Ian A. Macdonnell
Contact information
Attorney General for Ontario
720 BAY ST
TORONTO, Ontario
M5G 2K1
Telephone: (416) 326-2220
Agent
Name
Robert E. Houston., Q.C.
Contact information
Burke-Robertson
70 Gloucester St
Ottawa, Ontario
K2P 0A2
Telephone: (613) 566-2058
FAX: (613) 235-4430

Party: Attorney General of Saskatchewan

Counsel
Name
D. Murray Brown, Q.C.
Contact information
Attorney General for Saskatchewan
1874 Scarth St
PO Box 7129
Regina, Saskatchewan
S4P 3V7
Telephone: (306) 787-5490
FAX: (306) 787-8878
Agent
Name
Brian A. Crane, Q.C.
Contact information
Gowling Lafleur Henderson
2600 - 160 Elgin St
Box 466 Stn A
Ottawa, Ontario
K1N 8S3
Telephone: (613) 232-1781
FAX: (613) 563-9869

Party: Attorney General of Canada

Counsel
Name
Ivan G. Whitehall, Q.C.
Contact information
Attorney General of Canada
Attorney General of Canada
284 Wellington
Ottawa, Ontario
K1A 0H8
Telephone: (613) 957-4801
FAX: (613) 952-8713

Party: Attorney General of British Columbia

Counsel
Name
Joseph J. Arvay, Q.C.
Contact information
Attorney General of British Columbia
310 - 900 Howe Street
Vancouver, British Columbia
V6Z 2M4
Telephone: (250) 388-6868
FAX: (250) 388-4456
Email: jarvay@pacificcoast.net
Agent
Name
W.G. Burke-Robertson, Q.C.
Contact information
Burke-Robertson
70 Gloucester St
Ottawa, Ontario
K2P 0A2
Telephone: (613) 236-9665
FAX: (613) 235-4430

Summary

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Lower court rulings

January 30, 1984
Supreme Court of Nova Scotia, Trial Division

8713

Applicant declared a dangerous offender and given an indeterminate sentance

September 28, 1984
Nova Scotia Court of Appeal

00992

Appeal dismissed

Filed documents

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Date modified: 2025-05-13