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20494
John Alexander Schimmens v. Her Majesty the Queen
(Alberta) (Criminal) (By Leave)
Docket
Judgments on applications for leave to appeal are rendered by the Court, but are not necessarily unanimous.
| Date | Proceeding | Filed By (if applicable) |
|---|---|---|
| 1990-04-24 | Correspondence (sent by the Court) to, enclosing record of the Court of Appeal sent to Mr. D.S. Huff, Registrar (Edmonton,AB) | |
| 1989-11-23 | Copy of formal judgment being prepared, Gowling, Strathy & Henderson (Ottawa,ON) | |
| 1989-11-23 | Copy of formal judgment being prepared, W.G. Burke-Robertson, Q.C. (Ottawa,ON) | |
| 1989-11-23 | Formal judgment sent to the registrar of the court of appeal and all parties, (Edmonton,AB) | |
| 1989-11-23 | Formal judgment sent to the registrar of the court of appeal and all parties, (Edmonton,AB) | |
| 1989-11-14 | Notice of deposit of judgment sent to all parties, Gowling, Strathy (Ott., Ont.) | |
| 1989-11-14 | Notice of deposit of judgment sent to all parties, Burke-Robertson (Ott., Ont.) | |
| 1989-11-09 |
Judgment on the appeal rendered, CJ La W LaF L'HD So G Co McL, The convictions are set aside and a new trial is directed for both appellants, L'Heureux-Dubé J. dissenting. Allowed, no order as to costs |
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| 1989-06-12 | General proceeding, transcript received and distributed to the Justices (101 pages) | |
| 1989-05-26 |
Hearing of the appeal, 1989-05-26, CJ La W LaF L'HD So G Co McL Decision reserved |
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| 1989-05-15 |
Appeal hearing scheduled, 1989-05-26 Decision reserved |
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| 1989-05-12 | General proceeding, to note letter dated May 10/89 re: abandoning it's application to admit new evidence which is included in it's factum | Her Majesty the Queen |
| 1989-04-03 | Order on motion to expedite the appeal | |
| 1989-04-03 |
Decision on motion to expedite the appeal, Reg Granted, no order as to costs |
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| 1989-04-03 | Hearing of motion to expedite the appeal, 1989-04-03, Reg | |
| 1989-04-03 | Submission of motion to expedite the appeal, 1989-04-03, Reg | |
| 1989-04-03 | Response to motion to expedite the appeal | Her Majesty the Queen |
| 1989-04-03 | Motion to expedite the appeal, With service | John Alexander Schimmens |
| 1989-04-03 | Appeal perfected for hearing, Session beginning on 1989-04-17 | |
| 1989-03-07 | Order on motion to extend time, to file an appellant's factum | |
| 1989-03-07 |
Decision on motion to extend time, to file an appellant's factum, La Granted, no order as to costs |
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| 1989-03-07 | Hearing of motion to extend time, 1989-03-07, to file an appellant's factum, La | |
| 1989-03-07 | Submission of motion to extend time, 1989-03-07, to file an appellant's factum, La | |
| 1989-03-06 | Appellant's factum, , 21 copies, with service | John Alexander Schimmens |
| 1989-03-06 | Response to motion to extend time, time to file Appellant's factum, with service | Her Majesty the Queen |
| 1989-03-06 | Affidavit, time to file Appellant's factum, with service | John Alexander Schimmens |
| 1989-03-06 | Motion to extend time, time to file Appellant's factum, with service | John Alexander Schimmens |
| 1988-11-09 | Appeal court record | |
| 1988-11-09 | Trial court record | |
| 1988-11-09 | Certified casebook | John Alexander Schimmens |
| 1988-07-28 | Case on appeal, served copy | John Alexander Schimmens |
| 1988-07-27 | Case on appeal, 21 copies, vols. 1,2,3 | John Alexander Schimmens |
| 1988-03-18 | Notice of appeal, (revised), with service | John Alexander Schimmens |
| 1988-02-29 | Correspondence received from, advising of judgment sent to Reg. (Calgary,AB) ) | |
| 1988-02-25 |
Judgment of the Court on the application for leave to appeal, CJ W LeD Granted, no order as to costs |
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| 1988-01-25 |
Hearing of the application for leave to appeal, 1988-01-25, CJ W LeD Decision reserved |
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| 1988-01-25 |
All materials on application for leave submitted to the Judges, 1988-01-25, CJ W LeD Decision reserved |
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| 1988-01-18 | Respondent's response on the application for leave to appeal, 5 copies | Her Majesty the Queen |
| 1987-11-06 | Application for leave to appeal, (and extension of time), with service, Completed on: 1987-11-06 | John Alexander Schimmens |
| 1987-10-02 | Response to the motion to extend the time to file and / or serve the leave application | Her Majesty the Queen |
| 1987-10-02 | Motion to extend the time to file and or serve the application for leave to appeal, With service | John Alexander Schimmens |
| 1987-10-02 | Notice of application for leave to appeal, With service | John Alexander Schimmens |
| 1987-08-05 | Affidavit, in support, with service | John Alexander Schimmens |
| 1987-08-05 | $30.00 filing fee, receipt # 11087 | John Alexander Schimmens |
| 1987-08-05 | Notice of appeal | John Alexander Schimmens |
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
| Name | Role | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Schimmens, John Alexander | Applicant | Active |
v.
| Name | Role | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Her Majesty the Queen | Respondent | Active |
Counsel
Party: Schimmens, John Alexander
Counsel
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Edmonton, Alberta
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Agent
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Ottawa, Ontario
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FAX: (613) 235-4430
Party: Her Majesty the Queen
Counsel
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Agent
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Telephone: (613) 232-1781
FAX: (613) 563-9869
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Lower court rulings
Court of Queen’s Bench of Alberta
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Conviction: First degree murder
Court of Appeal of Alberta (Edmonton)
17460
Appeal dismissed
Filed documents
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