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23359

Roger Cornelius Russell Yorke v. Her Majesty the Queen

(Nova Scotia) (Criminal) (As of Right)

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)
1997-09-16 Appeal closed
1994-07-21 Correspondence (sent by the Court) to, sent to C/A of NS (Halifax, NS) enclosing their record
1993-12-06 Formal judgment sent to the registrar of the court of appeal and all parties, Nova Scotia (Halifax)
1993-12-06 Copy of formal judgment being prepared, A.G. of Canada (Ottawa, ON)
1993-12-06 Copy of formal judgment being prepared, Gowling, Strathy & Henderson (Ottawa, ON)
1993-10-15 Judgment on the appeal rendered, LaF L'HD Co McL Ia
Dismissed, no order as to costs
1993-10-15 Hearing of the appeal, 1993-10-15, LaF L'HD Co McL Ia
1993-10-12 Book of authorities, 10 copies Roger Cornelius Russell Yorke
1993-10-12 General proceeding, 24 copies of ERRATA TO THE FACTUM Roger Cornelius Russell Yorke
1993-09-22 Appeal hearing scheduled, 1993-10-15
1993-09-21 Notice of hearing, (1 copy), with service Roger Cornelius Russell Yorke
1993-09-07 Decision on motion to extend time, to serve and file its factum to Sept. 3/93, Reg
Granted, no order as to costs
1993-09-07 Hearing of motion to extend time, 1993-09-07, to serve and file its factum to Sept. 3/93, Reg
1993-09-07 Submission of motion to extend time, 1993-09-07, to serve and file its factum to Sept. 3/93, Reg
1993-09-03 Response to motion to extend time, to Sept. 3, 1993 to file the respondent's factum Roger Cornelius Russell Yorke
1993-09-03 Affidavit, to Sept. 3, 1993 to file the respondent's factum (of David M. Meadows) Her Majesty the Queen
1993-09-03 Motion to extend time, to Sept. 3, 1993 to file the respondent's factum Her Majesty the Queen
1993-09-03 Respondent's factum, 24 copies, with service Her Majesty the Queen
1993-07-20 Appeal perfected for hearing, Session beginning on 1993-10-04
1993-07-05 Order on motion to order that the appeal not be deemed abandoned [s. 695(2) Criminal Code] / Show cause
1993-06-14 Decision on motion for an order that the appeal not be deemed abandoned [s. 695(2) Criminal Code] / Show Cause, CJ
Granted, no order as to costs
1993-06-14 Hearing of motion for an order that the appeal not be deemed abandoned [s. 695(2) Criminal Code] / Show Cause, 1993-06-14, CJ
1993-06-14 Submission of motion for an order that the appeal not be deemed abandoned [s. 695(2) Criminal Code] / Show Cause, 1993-06-14, CJ
1993-06-09 Affidavit, (of Patrick J. Duncan) Roger Cornelius Russell Yorke
1993-06-09 Motion for an order that the appeal not be deemed abandoned [s. 695(2) Criminal Code] / Show cause Roger Cornelius Russell Yorke
1993-06-03 Response to motion for an order that the appeal not be deemed abandoned [s. 695(2) Criminal Code] / Show Cause Her Majesty the Queen
1993-06-01 Correspondence (sent by the Court) to, sent to Lambert & Duncan (Halifax, NS) by Fax from A. Roland, re: show cause on June 16/93 at 9:15 am
1993-05-31 Agreement as to contents of case Roger Cornelius Russell Yorke
1993-05-31 Certified casebook, vol. 1 and 2, with service Roger Cornelius Russell Yorke
1993-05-25 Appellant's factum, 24 copies, with service Roger Cornelius Russell Yorke
1993-05-14 Correspondence (sent by the Court) to, of David M. Meadows (Federal Crown) to advise the Court that he does not intend to challenge the constitutional validity of the applicable statute in this case
1993-05-11 Agreement as to contents of case Roger Cornelius Russell Yorke
1993-04-29 Correspondence (sent by the Court) to, sent to Department of Justice (Halifax, NS) enclosing Rule 32
1993-04-29 Correspondence (sent by the Court) to, sent to Gowling, Strathy & Henderson (Ottawa, ON) enclosing Rule 32
1993-04-06 Case on appeal, 23 copies of vols. 1 and 2 Roger Cornelius Russell Yorke
1993-02-19 Order on motion to extend time to serve and/or file notice of appeal, With service
1993-02-12 Decision on motion to extend time to serve and/or file notice of appeal, to Jan\21\1993, So
Granted, no order as to costs
1993-02-12 Hearing of motion to extend time to serve and/or file notice of appeal, 1993-02-12, to Jan\21\1993, So
1993-02-12 Submission of motion to extend time to serve and/or file notice of appeal submitted, 1993-02-12, to Jan\21\1993, So
1993-02-11 Response to motion to extend time to serve and/or file notice of appeal, to Jan. 21/93 Her Majesty the Queen
1993-02-11 Affidavit, to Jan. 21/93; Eduard J. Van Bemmel Roger Cornelius Russell Yorke
1993-02-11 Motion to extend the time to serve and/or file the notice of appeal, to Jan. 21/93 Roger Cornelius Russell Yorke
1993-02-05 Appeal court record, 1 box
1993-01-26 Proof of service, of Notice of Appeal
1992-12-21 $30.00 filing fee, #26353 Roger Cornelius Russell Yorke
1992-12-21 Notice of appeal Roger Cornelius Russell Yorke

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
Yorke, Roger Cornelius Russell Applicant Active

v.

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

Counsel

Party: Yorke, Roger Cornelius Russell

Counsel
Names
Lambert
Patrick J. Duncan
Contact information
Lambert & Duncan
903 - 1649 HOLLIS ST
PO BOX 547
HALIFAX, Nova Scotia
B3J 2R7
Telephone: (902) 423-9143
FAX: (902) 422-7837
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
David M. Meadows
Contact information
Attorney General of Canada
1400 - 5251 DUKE ST
HALIFAX, Nova Scotia
B3J 1P3
Telephone: (902) 426-3260
Agent
Name
Robert J. Frater
Contact information
Attorney General of Canada
Department of Justice
284 Wellington St, 2nd Floor
Ottawa, Ontario
K1A 0H8
Telephone: (613) 957-4763
FAX: (613) 957-8412

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Lower court rulings

April 15, 1992
County Court of Nova Scotia

11741

charges of importing foreign cultural property dismissed

November 23, 1992
Nova Scotia Court of Appeal

02698

appeal allowed

Filed documents

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Date modified: 2025-05-13