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21076
Kevin James Arkell 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.
| Date | Proceeding | Filed By (if applicable) |
|---|---|---|
| 1994-08-10 | Correspondence (sent by the Court) to, of Claude Alain to Mr. Arkell to confirm receipt of his letter of August 2/94 with attachments | |
| 1994-08-09 | Correspondence (sent by the Court) to, of Mr. Arkell to Claude Alain dated August 2/94 (handwritten) with attachments | |
| 1994-07-06 | Close file for archive | |
| 1994-06-08 | Correspondence received from, of Claude Alain to Mr. Mulligan to confirm the receipt of his letter dated June 1/94. He is forwading a copy of a letter written in response to Mr. Arkell's letter of April 18. He confirms that we have not received any additional material from Mr. Arkell. | |
| 1994-06-07 | Correspondence received from, of Robert A. Mulligan to Claude Alain inquiring about a letter of Mr. Arkell and the affidavit of Michael Thomas Walsh (both documents attached) (dated June 1/94) | Her Majesty the Queen |
| 1994-04-29 | Correspondence (sent by the Court) to, of Claude Alain to Mr. Arkell to confirm receipt of his letter of April 18/94 | |
| 1994-04-25 | Correspondence (sent by the Court) to, of Mr. Arkell to Claude Alain dated April 18/94 along with an affidavit of Michael Thomas Walsh | |
| 1991-01-04 | Correspondence (sent by the Court) to, from C. Alain sent to Mr. Arkell (Agassiz,BC) assuring him that the Members of the Court have received copies of his letter together with the attached material. Although Mr. Arkell disagrees with the decision of this Court, the judgment is final and conc | |
| 1990-12-14 | Correspondence (sent by the Court) to, from Kevin Arkell dated December 5th, 1990 (Re: Miscarriage of Justice) | |
| 1990-11-30 | Correspondence (sent by the Court) to, sent to Mr. Kevin J. Arkell (Agassiz,BC) assuring him that his letter of October 6/90 has been distributed. However, having rendered judgment in this case, there is nothing more the Court can do for him. | |
| 1990-10-05 | Copy of formal judgment being prepared, Burke-Robertson (Ottawa,ON) | |
| 1990-10-05 | Copy of formal judgment being prepared, Gowling, Strathy & Henderson (Ottawa,ON) | |
| 1990-10-05 | Copy of formal judgment being prepared, Noël, Berthiaume (Hull,QC) | |
| 1990-10-05 | Copy of formal judgment being prepared, Bruce A. MacFarlane, Q.C., C/O The Deputy Attorney General of Canada (Ottawa,ON) | |
| 1990-10-05 | Copy of formal judgment being prepared, Soloway, Wright, Houston (Ottawa,ON) | |
| 1990-10-05 | Formal judgment sent to the registrar of the court of appeal and all parties, (Vancouver,BC) | |
| 1990-09-19 | Notice of deposit of judgment sent to all parties, Noël, Berthiaume (Hull,QC) | |
| 1990-09-13 | Notice of deposit of judgment sent to all parties, Burke-Robertson (Ottawa,ON) | |
| 1990-09-13 | Notice of deposit of judgment sent to all parties, Gowling, Strathy & Henderson (Ottawa,ON) | |
| 1990-09-13 | Notice of deposit of judgment sent to all parties, Bruce A. MacFarlane, C/O Dept. of Justice (Ottawa,ON) | |
| 1990-09-13 | Notice of deposit of judgment sent to all parties, Soloway, Wright, Houston (Ottawa,ON) | |
| 1990-09-13 |
Judgment on the appeal rendered, CJ CJ W L'HD So G Co, The appeal is dismissed. Dickson was Chief Justice at the time of hearing. Lamer was Chief Justice at the time of judgment. Dismissed, no order as to costs |
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| 1990-04-11 | General proceeding, transcripts received and distributed to the justices (44 pages) | |
| 1990-03-26 |
Hearing of the appeal, 1990-03-26, CJ CJ W L'HD So G Co Decision reserved |
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| 1990-03-26 | Service, of AQ.G. Qué.'s factum | |
| 1990-03-23 | Correspondence (sent by the Court) to, from Burke-Robertson re: expects to take 15 mins. in argument | |
| 1990-03-21 | Book of authorities, 10 copies, with service | Attorney General of Canada |
| 1990-03-21 | Intervener's factum, 21 copies | Attorney General of Quebec |
| 1990-03-20 | Book of authorities, 10 copies, with service | Kevin James Arkell |
| 1990-03-19 | Correspondence (sent by the Court) to, from Jack Watson re: supports the position taken by the Crown in Right of B.C. | |
| 1990-03-16 | Intervener's factum, 21 copies (joint with 21122-21252-21284-20758- 21382), with service | Attorney General of Canada |
| 1990-03-16 | Intervener's factum, 26 copies (joint with 21122 - 21252), with service | Attorney General of Manitoba |
| 1990-02-13 | Respondent's factum, 21 copies, with service | Her Majesty the Queen |
| 1990-02-07 | General proceeding, 21 copies of Appendix 'C' to the Factum of the appellant, with service | Kevin James Arkell |
| 1990-02-01 |
Appeal hearing scheduled, 1990-03-26 Decision reserved |
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| 1989-09-26 | Notice of hearing, With service | Kevin James Arkell |
| 1989-09-18 | Appeal perfected for hearing, Session beginning on 1989-10-02 | |
| 1989-09-15 | Response to motion to expedite the appeal, of the Appellant's factum | Her Majesty the Queen |
| 1989-09-14 | Motion to expedite the appeal, With service | Kevin James Arkell |
| 1989-09-14 | Appellant's factum, 22 copies, with service | Kevin James Arkell |
| 1989-09-12 | Certified casebook, of volume 1 to 3 | Kevin James Arkell |
| 1989-09-07 | General proceeding, to note Appeal to be heard January 22, 1990 at the same time as the following Appeals; "The Queen v. Allan Ronald Rodney" (21284), "The Queen v. Roderick Russell Martineau" (21122), "Robert Nelson Luxton v. The Queen" (21252), "The Queen v. Sutcliffe Loga | |
| 1989-08-28 | General proceeding, served copy of case on appeal vols 1, 2, 3,, with service | Kevin James Arkell |
| 1989-08-25 | Case on appeal, 21 copies, vols. 1 to 3 | Kevin James Arkell |
| 1989-05-18 | Notice of intervention respecting a constitutional question, With service | Attorney General of Alberta |
| 1989-05-12 | Notice of intervention respecting a constitutional question | Attorney General of Alberta |
| 1989-05-12 |
Decision on motion to extend time, to file a notice of intervention by A.G. - Alta., LaF Granted, no order as to costs |
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| 1989-05-12 | Hearing of motion to extend time, 1989-05-12, to file a notice of intervention by A.G. - Alta., LaF | |
| 1989-05-12 | Submission of motion to extend time, 1989-05-12, to file a notice of intervention by A.G. - Alta., LaF | |
| 1989-05-12 | Order on motion to extend time, (A.G. - Alta.) | |
| 1989-05-11 | Response to motion to extend time, (to file a notice of intervention by A.G. - Alta.) | Her Majesty the Queen |
| 1989-05-11 | Response to motion to extend time, (to file a notice of intervention by A.G.- Alta.) | Kevin James Arkell |
| 1989-05-11 | Motion to extend time, (to file a notice of intervention) | Attorney General of Alberta |
| 1989-04-27 | Notice of intervention respecting a constitutional question | Attorney General of Manitoba |
| 1989-04-26 | Notice of intervention respecting a constitutional question | Attorney General of Quebec |
| 1989-04-26 | Notice of intervention respecting a constitutional question, With service | Attorney General of Canada |
| 1989-03-31 | Order on motion to state a constitutional question | |
| 1989-03-23 |
Decision on the motion to state a constitutional question, (for Constitutional Questions see file or Reg's Red Book #7 @ p.161. Interventions by April 28/89), CJ Granted, no order as to costs |
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| 1989-03-23 | Hearing of the motion to state a constitutional question, 1989-03-23, (for Constitutional Questions see file or Reg's Red Book #7 @ p.161. Interventions by April 28/89), CJ | |
| 1989-03-23 | Submission of motion to state a constitutional question, 1989-03-23, (for Constitutional Questions see file or Reg's Red Book #7 @ p.161. Interventions by April 28/89), CJ | |
| 1989-03-23 |
Hearing of the motion to state a constitutional question, 1989-03-23 Decision reserved |
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| 1989-03-23 |
Submission of motion to state a constitutional question, 1989-03-23 Decision reserved |
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| 1989-03-20 | Correspondence (sent by the Court) to, to note consent of Gowling and Henderson on motion to adjourn the hearing of the appeal to March 23 | |
| 1989-03-14 | Motion to state a constitutional question, With service | Kevin James Arkell |
| 1989-02-15 | Order granting leave to appeal | |
| 1989-02-10 | Close file on Leave | |
| 1989-02-10 | Notice of deposit of judgment issued to all parties, Gowling & Henderson (Ottawa,ON) | |
| 1989-02-10 | Notice of deposit of judgment issued to all parties, Mr. W.G. Burke-Robertson (Ottawa,ON) | |
| 1989-02-10 | Notice of appeal, With service | Kevin James Arkell |
| 1989-02-02 |
Judgment of the Court on the application for leave to appeal, McI W So, The application for leave to appeal is granted. Granted, no order as to costs |
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| 1989-02-02 | Hearing of the application for leave to appeal, 1989-02-02, McI W So | |
| 1989-02-02 | All materials on application for leave submitted to the Judges, 1989-02-02, McI W So | |
| 1988-11-07 | All materials on application for leave submitted to the Judges, McI W So | |
| 1988-10-31 | Order on motion to extend time, time to serve & file respondents memorandum of argument | |
| 1988-10-19 | Response to motion to extend time, time to serve & file respondent's argument | Kevin James Arkell |
| 1988-10-19 |
Decision on motion to extend time, time to serve and file respondent's argument, L'HD Granted, no order as to costs |
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| 1988-10-19 | Hearing of motion to extend time, 1988-10-19, time to serve and file respondent's argument, L'HD | |
| 1988-10-19 | Submission of motion to extend time, 1988-10-19, time to serve and file respondent's argument, L'HD | |
| 1988-10-13 | Affidavit, time to serve and file Respondent's argument; J.D. Taylor | Her Majesty the Queen |
| 1988-10-13 | Motion to extend time, time to serve and file Respondent's argument, with service | Her Majesty the Queen |
| 1988-10-04 | Respondent's response on the application for leave to appeal, 5 copies, with service | Her Majesty the Queen |
| 1988-09-01 | Book of authorities, vols. 1,2,3 | Kevin James Arkell |
| 1988-09-01 | $30.00 filing fee, receipt # 12848 | Kevin James Arkell |
| 1988-09-01 | Application for leave to appeal, 6 copies, with service, Completed on: 1988-09-01 | Kevin James Arkell |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Arkell, Kevin James | Applicant | Active |
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| Name | Role | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Her Majesty the Queen | Respondent | Active |
Other parties
| Name | Role | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Attorney General of Manitoba | Intervener | Active |
| Attorney General of Canada | Intervener | Active |
| Attorney General of Quebec | Intervener | Active |
| Attorney General of Alberta | Intervener | Active |
Counsel
Party: Arkell, Kevin James
Counsel
700 - 880 DOUGLAS ST
VICTORIA, British Columbia
V8W 2B7
Telephone: (604) 381-7788
Agent
2600 - 160 Elgin St
PO Box 466, Stn A
Ottawa, Ontario
K1N 8S3
Telephone: (613) 232-1781
FAX: (613) 563-9869
Party: Her Majesty the Queen
Counsel
601 - 17 CHURCH ST
NANAIMO, British Columbia
V9R 5H5
Telephone: (604) 755-2225
Agent
70 Gloucester St
Ottawa, Ontario
K2P 0A2
Telephone: (613) 236-9665
FAX: (613) 235-4430
Party: Attorney General of Manitoba
Counsel
405 BROADWAY AVE
WINNIPEG, Manitoba
R3C 3L6
Telephone: (204) 945-1951
FAX: (204) 945-0053
Agent
70 Gloucester St
Ottawa, Ontario
K2P 0A2
Telephone: (613) 566-2058
FAX: (613) 235-4430
Party: Attorney General of Canada
Counsel
110 - 450 BROADWAY
WINNIPEG, Manitoba
R3C 0V8
Telephone: (204) 945-8389
Party: Attorney General of Quebec
Counsel
1200 RTE DE L'ÉGLISE
5e ÉTAGE
STE-FOY, Quebec
G1V 4M1
Telephone: (418) 643-4090
Agent
111 Rue Champlain
Hull, Quebec
J8X 3R1
Telephone: (819) 771-7393
FAX: (819) 771-5397
Party: Attorney General of Alberta
Agent
2600 - 160 Elgin St
Box 466 Stn A
Ottawa, Ontario
K1N 8S3
Telephone: (613) 232-1781
FAX: (613) 563-9869
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Lower court rulings
Supreme Court of British Columbia
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Conviction: First degree murder
Court of Appeal for British Columbia (Vancouver)
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Appeal dismissed
Filed documents
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