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20993

Lewis Anthony Wiggins v. Her Majesty the Queen

(British Columbia) (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)
1990-04-24 Correspondence (sent by the Court) to, enclosing record of the Court of Appeal sent to Mrs. J.L. Jordan, Registrar (Van,BC)
1990-02-21 Copy of formal judgment being prepared, Gowling, Strathy & Henderson (Ottawa,ON)
1990-02-21 Copy of formal judgment being prepared, Department of Justice (Ottawa,ON)
1990-02-21 Formal judgment sent to the registrar of the court of appeal and all parties, (Vancouver,BC)
1990-01-25 Notice of deposit of judgment sent to all parties, Gowling, Strathy & Henderson (Ottawa,ON)
1990-01-25 Notice of deposit of judgment sent to all parties, The Attorney General of Canda (Ottawa,ON)
1990-01-25 Judgment on the appeal rendered, CJ La LaF L'HD So G McL, The appeal is dismissed.
Dismissed, no order as to costs
1989-10-23 General proceeding, transcript received and distributed to the Justices.
1989-10-05 Decision on motion to adduce new evidence, CJ La LaF L'HD So G McL
Dismissed, no order as to costs
1989-10-05 Hearing of the motion to adduce new evidence, 1989-10-05, CJ La LaF L'HD So G McL
1989-10-05 Submission of motion to adduce new evidence, 1989-10-05, CJ La LaF L'HD So G McL
1989-10-05 Hearing of the appeal, 1989-10-05, CJ La LaF L'HD So G McL
Decision reserved
1989-10-04 Appeal court record
1989-10-03 Appellant's argument on the motion to adduce new evidence, 10 copies, of applicant's reply,, with service Lewis Anthony Wiggins
1989-10-03 Trial court exhibits, 18 photographs,
1989-09-29 General proceeding, service of the the reply on the motion to adduce n ew evidence,the respondent's factum, and the appen dix to the respondent's factum,, with service Her Majesty the Queen
1989-09-28 General proceeding, 21 copies of respondent's reply to the motion to adduce new evidence, Her Majesty the Queen
1989-09-28 General proceeding, 21 copies of the respondent's appendix, Her Majesty the Queen
1989-09-28 General proceeding, original affidavit of David E. Butcher and Randy George Hein and Ian J. McKinnon also included in the respondent's reply to the motion to adduce new evidence, Her Majesty the Queen
1989-09-28 Respondent's factum, 21 copies, Her Majesty the Queen
1989-09-27 Hearing of the motion to adduce new evidence scheduled
1989-09-27 Appeal hearing scheduled, 1989-10-05
Decision reserved
1989-09-27 Motion to adduce new evidence Lewis Anthony Wiggins
1989-09-26 Book of authorities, 10 copies of (red book supplementary case) vols. 1 , 2, Lewis Anthony Wiggins
1989-09-22 Appeal court record, 1 box and 1 paper wrapped package
1989-09-22 Notice of hearing, With service Lewis Anthony Wiggins
1989-09-19 Appellant's factum, 21 copies,, with service Lewis Anthony Wiggins
1989-09-19 Motion to adduce new evidence, 10 copies,, with service Lewis Anthony Wiggins
1989-09-19 Motion to adduce new evidence, 10 copies,, with service Lewis Anthony Wiggins
1989-09-18 Appeal perfected for hearing, Session beginning on 1989-10-02
1989-09-14 Response to the motion to state a constitutional question, With service Her Majesty the Queen
1989-09-14 Decision on the motion to state a constitutional question, (For Constitutional Questions see file or Reg's Red Bk #7 @ p.236. Interventions by Sept.28/89.), La
Granted, no order as to costs
1989-09-14 Hearing of the motion to state a constitutional question, 1989-09-14, (For Constitutional Questions see file or Reg's Red Bk #7 @ p.236. Interventions by Sept.28/89.), La
1989-09-14 Submission of motion to state a constitutional question, 1989-09-14, (For Constitutional Questions see file or Reg's Red Bk #7 @ p.236. Interventions by Sept.28/89.), La
1989-09-14 Order on motion to state a constitutional question
1989-09-12 Motion to state a constitutional question, With service Lewis Anthony Wiggins
1989-08-25 Certified casebook, With service Lewis Anthony Wiggins
1989-08-25 Case on appeal, 21 copies of vols 1, 2 Lewis Anthony Wiggins
1989-06-19 Order granting leave to appeal
1989-06-14 Notice of deposit of judgment issued to all parties, Gowling & Henderson (Ott., Ont.)
1989-06-14 Notice of deposit of judgment issued to all parties, Attorney General of Canada (Ott., Ont.)
1989-06-08 Notice of appeal, With service Lewis Anthony Wiggins
1989-06-08 Judgment of the Court on the application for leave to appeal, La LaF L'HD, The application for leave to appeal is granted on condition that the appellant is ready to proceed at the same time as # 20542 Mario Duarte.
Granted, no order as to costs
1989-02-20 Hearing of the application for leave to appeal, 1989-02-20, La LaF L'HD
Decision reserved
1989-02-20 All materials on application for leave submitted to the Judges, 1989-02-20, La LaF L'HD
Decision reserved
1989-02-17 Hearing of the application for leave to appeal scheduled
1989-02-08 Judgment of the Court on the application for leave to appeal, La LaF L'HD
Oral hearing ordered, no order as to costs
1989-02-08 Hearing of the application for leave to appeal, 1989-02-08, La LaF L'HD
1989-02-08 All materials on application for leave submitted to the Judges, 1989-02-08, La LaF L'HD
1988-11-28 All materials on application for leave submitted to the Judges, La LaF L'HD
1988-11-23 Respondent's response on the application for leave to appeal, , 5 copies, with service Her Majesty the Queen
1988-11-10 Order on motion to extend time, time to serve & file memorandum of argument
1988-11-09 Decision on motion to extend time, time to serve & file memorandum of argument, W
Granted, no order as to costs
1988-11-09 Hearing of motion to extend time, 1988-11-09, time to serve & file memorandum of argument, W
1988-11-09 Submission of motion to extend time, 1988-11-09, time to serve & file memorandum of argument, W
1988-11-09 Response to motion to extend time, time to serve & file memorandum of argument Lewis Anthony Wiggins
1988-11-09 Affidavit, time to serve and file memorandum of argument Her Majesty the Queen
1988-11-09 Motion to extend time, time to serve and file memorandum of argument Her Majesty the Queen
1988-10-13 Court of Appeal casebooks and transcripts of evidence, 5 copies
1988-10-13 $30.00 filing fee, receipt # 12981 Lewis Anthony Wiggins
1988-10-13 Application for leave to appeal, 5 copies, with service, Completed on: 1988-10-13 Lewis Anthony Wiggins
1988-06-16 Notice of application for leave to appeal, With service Lewis Anthony Wiggins

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
Wiggins, Lewis Anthony Applicant Active

v.

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

Counsel

Party: Wiggins, Lewis Anthony

Counsel
Names
Peter Alexander Hart
Ross Lawrence
Contact information
4 GAOLERS MEWS
VANCOUVER, British Columbia
V6B 4K7
Telephone: (604) 688-6232
FAX: (604) 688-3687
Agent
Name
Brian A. Crane, Q.C.
Contact information
Gowling, Strathy & 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
Name
S. David Frankel, Q.C.
Contact information
Attorney General of Canada
900 - 840 Howe St
Vancouver, British Columbia
V6Z 2S9
Telephone: (604) 666-0211
FAX: (604) 666-1599
Agent
Name
John C. Tait, Q.C.
Contact information
Attorney General of Canada
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
239 WELLINGTON ST
OTTAWA, Ontario
K1A 0H8
Telephone: (613) 957-4997

Summary

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Lower court rulings

June 16, 1987
Supreme Court of British Columbia

Not available

Conviction: Conspiracy to import a narcotic

June 13, 1988
Court of Appeal for British Columbia (Vancouver)

Not listed

Appeal dismissed

Filed documents

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Date modified: 2025-05-13