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21380

Anthony Romeo v. Her Majesty the Queen

(New Brunswick) (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)
1994-07-11 Appeal closed
1991-03-08 Record returned to the Registrar of the Court of Appeal, (Fredericton,NB)
1991-02-25 Formal judgment sent to the registrar of the court of appeal and all parties, (Fredericton,NB)
1991-02-25 Copy of formal judgment being prepared, Gowling, Strathy & Henderson (Ottawa,ON)
1991-02-25 Copy of formal judgment being prepared, S.F. Fainstein, Q.C. C/O Dept. of Justice (Ott,ON)
1991-02-25 Copy of formal judgment being prepared, Soloway, Wright, Houston (Ottawa,ON)
1991-02-25 Copy of formal judgment being prepared, Noël, Berthiaume (Hull,QC)
1991-01-25 Notice of deposit of judgment sent to all parties, Gowling, Strathy & Henderson (Ottawa,ON)
1991-01-25 Notice of deposit of judgment sent to all parties, S.R. Fainstein, Q.C. C/O Dept. of Justice (Ott,ON)
1991-01-25 Notice of deposit of judgment sent to all parties, Soloway, Wright, Houston (Ottawa,ON)
1991-01-25 Notice of deposit of judgment sent to all parties, Noël, Berthiaume (Hull,QC)
1991-01-25 Judgment on the appeal rendered, CJ W LaF L'HD So Co McL, The appeal is allowed and a new trial is ordered. L'Heureux-Dubé J. dissenting.
Allowed, no order as to costs
1990-07-03 General proceeding, transcripts received and distributed to the justices (82 pages)
1990-05-30 Hearing of the appeal, 1990-05-30, CJ W LaF L'HD So Co McL
Decision reserved
1990-05-30 General proceeding, 10 copies of authorities Anthony Romeo
1990-05-29 Service, of factum (joint with 21146 - 21012 - 21035), with service
1990-05-28 Intervener's factum, 21 copies, with service Attorney General for Ontario
1990-05-28 Order on motion to extend time, to file a notice of intervention,, with service
1990-05-28 Decision on motion to extend time, to file a notice of intervention,, L'HD
Granted, no order as to costs
1990-05-28 Hearing of motion to extend time, 1990-05-28, to file a notice of intervention,, L'HD
1990-05-28 Submission of motion to extend time, 1990-05-28, to file a notice of intervention,, L'HD
1990-05-25 Response to motion to extend time, to file a notice of intervention on behalf of all parties, and, with service Anthony Romeo
1990-05-25 Motion to extend time, to file a notice of intervention,, with service Attorney General for Ontario
1990-05-25 Intervener's factum, 21 copies, with service Attorney General of Alberta
1990-05-25 Affidavit, to file a notice of intervention of Karen L. Julian., with service Attorney General for Ontario
1990-05-24 Intervener's factum, 21 copies, with service Attorney General of Manitoba
1990-05-22 Service, of factum
1990-05-18 Intervener's factum, 23 copies Attorney General of Quebec
1990-05-15 Intervener's factum, 24 copies Attorney General of Canada
1990-04-30 Appeal hearing scheduled, 1990-05-30
Decision reserved
1990-04-11 Notice of hearing, With service Anthony Romeo
1990-04-05 Respondent's factum, 20 copies, with service Her Majesty the Queen
1990-03-29 Correspondence (sent by the Court) to, from Gowling, re cases to be scheduled for the two weeks in May
1990-03-05 Appellant's factum, 25 copies Anthony Romeo
1990-01-08 Appeal perfected for hearing, Session beginning on 1990-04-23
1989-09-15 Notice of intervention respecting a constitutional question, 2 copies Attorney General of Quebec
1989-09-11 Notice of intervention respecting a constitutional question, With service Attorney General of Alberta
1989-09-07 General proceeding, to note Appeal to be heard at the same time as "The Queen v. Pierre Landry" (21217), "The Queen v Kamal Ratti (21146), "Robert Matthew Chaulk v. The Queen" (21012), "Francis Darren Morrissette v. The Queen" (21035).
1989-09-07 Notice of intervention respecting a constitutional question, With service Attorney General of Manitoba
1989-08-30 Notice of intervention respecting a constitutional question, With service Attorney General of Canada
1989-08-28 Service, the notice of constitutional question by S. Fisher, with service
1989-08-25 Notice of constitutional question(s), With service Anthony Romeo
1989-08-24 Order on motion to state a constitutional question
1989-08-18 Response to the motion to state a constitutional question Her Majesty the Queen
1989-08-18 Decision on the motion to state a constitutional question, (Motion granted. It is ordered that the Attorneys General who want to intervene must file a notice to that effect no later than September 18, 1989), CJ
Granted, no order as to costs
1989-08-18 Hearing of the motion to state a constitutional question, 1989-08-18, (Motion granted. It is ordered that the Attorneys General who want to intervene must file a notice to that effect no later than September 18, 1989), CJ
1989-08-18 Submission of motion to state a constitutional question, 1989-08-18, (Motion granted. It is ordered that the Attorneys General who want to intervene must file a notice to that effect no later than September 18, 1989), CJ
1989-08-15 Motion to state a constitutional question Anthony Romeo
1989-08-15 Notice of constitutional question(s), With service Anthony Romeo
1989-06-21 Order granting leave to appeal
1989-06-16 Close file on Leave
1989-06-16 Notice of deposit of judgment issued to all parties, Gowling & Henderson (Ott., Ont.)
1989-06-15 Judgment of the Court on the application for leave to appeal, W LaF Co, The application for leave to appeal is granted on grounds 1 and 2 only as set out in the application for leave, the case to be heard along with Robert Matthew Chaulk v. The Queen # 21012, Francis Darren Morrissette v. The Queen # 21035, The Queen v. Pierre Landry # 21217 and Kamal Ratti v. The Queen # 21146.
Granted, no order as to costs
1989-06-15 Hearing of the application for leave to appeal, 1989-06-15, W LaF Co
1989-06-15 All materials on application for leave submitted to the Judges, 1989-06-15, W LaF Co
1989-05-10 Appeal court record, , 2 boxes
1989-05-08 All materials on application for leave submitted to the Judges, W LaF Co
1989-05-03 Case on appeal, , 1 copy Anthony Romeo
1989-05-02 Certified casebook, (served copy), with service Anthony Romeo
1989-04-28 General proceeding, to note 5 copies of Applicant's supplementary argument, with service Anthony Romeo
1989-04-17 Respondent's response on the application for leave to appeal, , 5 copies Her Majesty the Queen
1989-04-10 Case on appeal, , 21 copies vols. 1 to 5 Anthony Romeo
1989-04-06 Book of authorities, , 5 copies vols. 1 to 3 Anthony Romeo
1989-04-03 Application for leave to appeal, 5 copies, with service, Completed on: 1989-04-03 Anthony Romeo
1989-03-03 $30.00 filing fee, receipt # 14000 Anthony Romeo
1989-03-03 Notice of appeal Anthony Romeo

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
Romeo, Anthony Applicant Active

v.

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

Other parties

Other parties
Name Role Status
Attorney General of Canada Intervener Active
Attorney General of Manitoba Intervener Active
Attorney General of Alberta Intervener Active
Attorney General of Quebec Intervener Active
Attorney General for Ontario Intervener Active

Counsel

Party: Romeo, Anthony

Counsel
Names
Gary A. Miller
Gabriel Lapointe, Q.C.
Contact information
Miller Law Office
313 - 390 KING ST
FREDERICTON, New Brunswick
E3B 1E3
Telephone: (506) 458-1889
FAX: (506) 458-1284
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
Names
Manubhai C. Patel
Graham Sleeth
B. Judah
Contact information
Attorney General of New Brunswick
CENTENNIAL BLDG
PO BOX 6000
FREDERICTON, New Brunswick
E3B 5H1
Telephone: (506) 453-2819
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: Attorney General of Canada

Counsel
Name
S. Ronald Fainstein, Q.C.
Contact information
Attorney General of Canada
Department of Justice
239 Wellington St
Ottawa, Ontario
K1A 0H8
Telephone: (613) 957-8412

Party: Attorney General of Manitoba

Counsel
Name
J. George B. Dangerfield, Q.C.
Contact information
Attorney General of Manitoba
405 BROADWAY AVE
6TH FL
WINNIPEG, Manitoba
R3C 3L6
Telephone: (204) 954-2878
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 Alberta

Counsel
Name
Jack A. Watson, Q.C.
Contact information
Attorney General of Alberta
9833 - 109th St
Edmonton, Alberta
T5K 2E8
Telephone: (403) 427-3496
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: Attorney General of Quebec

Counsel
Name
Jean-François Dionne
Contact information
Procureur général du Québec
1200 RTE DE L'ÉGLISE
STE-FOY, Quebec
G1V 4M1
Agent
Name
Sylvie Roussel
Contact information
Noël et Associés, s.e.n.c.r.l.
111 Rue Champlain
Hull, Quebec
J8X 3R1
Telephone: (819) 771-7393
FAX: (819) 771-5397

Party: Attorney General for Ontario

Counsel
Name
Richard Libman
Contact information
Attorney General for Ontario
720 BAY ST
TORONTO, Ontario
M5G 2K1
Telephone: (416) 326-2307
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

Summary

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Lower court rulings

February 11, 1988
Court of Queen’s Bench of New Brunswick

F/CR/28/87

Conviction: First degree murder

February 1, 1989
Court of Appeal of New Brunswick

62/88/CA

Appeal from conviction dismissed

Filed documents

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Date modified: 2025-05-13