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21719

William Thomas Kelly v. Her Majesty the Queen

(British Columbia) (Criminal) (As of Right)

Docket

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List of proceedings
Date Proceeding Filed By
(if applicable)
1992-07-13 Appeal closed
1992-06-12 Copy of formal judgment being prepared, Smart & Biggar (Ottawa,oN)
1992-06-12 Copy of formal judgment being prepared, Burke-Robertson (Ottawa,ON)
1992-06-11 Formal judgment sent to the registrar of the court of appeal and all parties, British Columbia (Vancouver)
1992-06-11 Notice of deposit of judgment sent to all parties, Smart & Biggar (Ottawa,ON)
1992-06-11 Notice of deposit of judgment sent to all parties, Burke-Robertson (Ottawa,ON)
1992-06-11 Judgment on the appeal rendered, L'HD So G Co McL St Ia, The appeal is dismissed, Sopinka J. dissenting. Stevenson J. took no part in the judgment.
Dismissed, no order as to costs
1991-11-15 General proceeding, transcripts received and distributed to the justices (87 pages)
1991-10-31 Hearing of the appeal, 1991-10-31, L'HD So G Co McL St Ia
Decision reserved
1991-10-29 Service, of joint book of authorities
1991-10-29 Affidavit, *entered in error* Her Majesty the Queen
1991-10-22 Book of authorities, 10 copies, with service William Thomas Kelly
1991-10-03 Respondent's factum, 21 copies, with service Her Majesty the Queen
1991-10-02 Appeal hearing scheduled, 1991-10-31
Decision reserved
1991-09-06 Correspondence (sent by the Court) to, (by fax) from Patricia J. Donald suggesting available dates for hearing between October 21 to November 15
1991-08-27 Appeal perfected for hearing, Session beginning on 1991-10-01
1991-07-08 Correspondence (sent by the Court) to, from Patricia J. Donald, who will be acting for the Attorney General of B.C.; re: hearing dates
1991-04-16 Appellant's factum, 21 copies William Thomas Kelly
1991-01-03 Close file on Leave
1991-01-03 Copy of formal judgment sent to Registrar of the Court of Appeal and all parties, (Vancouver,BC)
1991-01-03 Copy of formal judgment on leave being prepared, Burke-Robertson (Ottawa,ON)
1991-01-03 Copy of formal judgment on leave being prepared, Smart & Biggar (Ottawa,ON)
1990-12-13 Judgment of the Court on the application for leave to appeal, G Co St, The application for leave to appeal is dismissed.
Dismissed, no order as to costs
1990-12-13 Hearing of the application for leave to appeal, 1990-12-13, G Co St
1990-12-13 All materials on application for leave submitted to the Judges, 1990-12-13, G Co St
1990-10-10 All materials on application for leave submitted to the Judges, G Co St
1990-09-04 General proceeding, 5 copies of Applicant's reply William Thomas Kelly
1990-08-30 Respondent's response on the application for leave to appeal, 5 copies, with service Her Majesty the Queen
1990-06-11 Application for leave to appeal, 5 copies, Completed on: 1990-06-11 William Thomas Kelly
1990-06-11 Affidavit, 5 copies (included in application book) William Thomas Kelly
1990-06-11 Motion to extend the time to file and or serve the application for leave to appeal, 5 copies (included in application book) William Thomas Kelly
1990-06-05 Case on appeal, 20 copies, vols 1 to 8 William Thomas Kelly
1990-06-05 Certified casebook, vols 1 to 8 William Thomas Kelly
1989-12-11 $30.00 filing fee, receipt # 16380 William Thomas Kelly
1989-12-11 Notice of appeal, With service William Thomas Kelly

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
Kelly, William Thomas Applicant Active

v.

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

Counsel

Party: Kelly, William Thomas

Counsel
Name
Stephen H. Tick
Contact information
Oreck, Chernoff, Tick, Farber & Folk
1800 - 701 GEORGIA ST W
PO BOX 10142
VANCOUVER, British Columbia
V7Y 1E9
Telephone: (604) 689-8741
Agent
Name
Don Phoenix
Contact information
Smart & Biggar
900 - 55 Metcalfe St
Box 2999 Stn D
Ottawa, Ontario
K1P 5Y6
Telephone: (613) 232-2486
FAX: (613) 232-8440

Party: Her Majesty the Queen

Counsel
Name
Patricia J. Donald
Contact information
Attorney General of British Columbia
500 - 865 Hornby Street
Vancouver, British Columbia
V6Z 2G3
Telephone: (604) 660-4100
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 27, 1987
Provincial Court of British Columbia

Not available

Conviction: Four counts of curruptly accepting benefits

November 24, 1989
Court of Appeal for British Columbia (Vancouver)

CA007525

Appeal against convictions dismissed

Filed documents

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Date modified: 2025-05-13