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24302

Her Majesty the Queen v. Donald Robinson

(British Columbia) (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)
1997-07-23 Appeal closed
1996-04-22 Formal judgment sent to the registrar of the court of appeal and all parties, British Columbia (Vancouver)
1996-04-22 Copy of formal judgment being prepared, Burke-Robertson
1996-04-22 Copy of formal judgment being prepared, Gowling, Strathy & Henderson
1996-04-04 Record returned to the Registrar of the Court of Appeal
1996-03-22 Notice of deposit of judgment sent to all parties, Burke-Robertson
1996-03-22 Notice of deposit of judgment sent to all parties, Gowling, Strathy & Henderson (Ottawa, ON)
1996-03-21 Judgment on the appeal rendered, CJ LaF L'HD So G Co McL Ia Ma, The appeal is dismissed, L'Heureux-Dubé J. dissenting.
Dismissed, no order as to costs
1995-12-20 General proceeding, transcript received and distributed to the justices (54 pages)
1995-12-07 Hearing of the appeal, 1995-12-07, CJ LaF L'HD So G Co McL Ia Ma
Decision reserved
1995-12-04 Correspondence (sent by the Court) to, from Gowling, Strathy re: duration of argument
1995-12-01 Book of authorities, 10 COPIES, with service Her Majesty the Queen
1995-11-30 Book of authorities, 10 copies of vols 1 and 2., with service Donald Robinson
1995-09-26 Order on motion to extend time, to file the factum to Aug 29/95
1995-09-26 Decision on motion to extend time, to file the factum to Aug 29/95, DeRg
Granted, no order as to costs
1995-09-26 Hearing of motion to extend time, 1995-09-26, to file the factum to Aug 29/95, DeRg
1995-09-26 Submission of motion to extend time, 1995-09-26, to file the factum to Aug 29/95, DeRg
1995-09-25 Appeal hearing scheduled, 1995-12-07
Decision reserved
1995-09-22 Response to motion to extend time, to serve and file the respondent's factum to Aug. 29/95 Her Majesty the Queen
1995-09-22 Affidavit, to serve and file the factum to Aug. 29/95; Gil D. McKinnon, Q.C. Donald Robinson
1995-09-22 Motion to extend time, to serve and file the factum to Aug. 29/95 Donald Robinson
1995-08-29 Respondent's factum, 25 copies (extension requested -EVB), with service Donald Robinson
1995-08-28 Correspondence (sent by the Court) to, from Burke-Robertson re: duration of argument
1995-07-27 Appeal perfected for hearing, Session beginning on 1995-10-02
1995-06-13 Appellant's factum, 24 copies (see order of April 7/95), with service Her Majesty the Queen
1995-06-05 Appeal court record, (1 env.)
1995-05-31 Appeal court record, (1 env.)
1995-04-19 Supplemental document, Case on Appeal 24 copies, with service Her Majesty the Queen
1995-04-11 Order on motion to order that the appeal not be deemed abandoned [s. 695(2) Criminal Code] / Show cause
1995-04-07 Decision on motion to extend time, to file the factum to June 15/95, Reg
Granted, no order as to costs
1995-04-07 Hearing of motion to extend time, 1995-04-07, to file the factum to June 15/95, Reg
1995-04-07 Submission of motion to extend time, 1995-04-07, to file the factum to June 15/95, Reg
1995-04-05 Decision on motion for an order that the appeal not be deemed abandoned [s. 695(2) Criminal Code] / Show Cause, ono condition that the crown's factum be filed no later than June 15/95 and that the appeal be ready to be heard at the commencement of the fail term, CJ
Granted, no order as to costs
1995-04-05 Hearing of motion for an order that the appeal not be deemed abandoned [s. 695(2) Criminal Code] / Show Cause, 1995-04-05, ono condition that the crown's factum be filed no later than June 15/95 and that the appeal be ready to be heard at the commencement of the fail term, CJ
1995-04-05 Submission of motion for an order that the appeal not be deemed abandoned [s. 695(2) Criminal Code] / Show Cause, 1995-04-05, ono condition that the crown's factum be filed no later than June 15/95 and that the appeal be ready to be heard at the commencement of the fail term, CJ
1995-03-30 Order granting leave to appeal
1995-03-30 Correspondence (sent by the Court) to, sent to Dept. of Justice (Vancouver, BC) re: subsection 695(2) c.c. Gil D. McKinnon, Q.C., Burke-Robertson & Gowling, Strathy & Henderson
1995-03-29 Response to motion for an order that the appeal not be deemed abandoned [s. 695(2) Criminal Code] / Show Cause, (Gowling, Strathy) - 1 copy Donald Robinson
1995-03-27 Affidavit, of William Gordon Burke-Robertson (1 copy), with service Her Majesty the Queen
1995-03-27 Motion for an order that the appeal not be deemed abandoned [s. 695(2) Criminal Code] / Show cause, (1 copy), with service Her Majesty the Queen
1995-03-22 Correspondence (sent by the Court) to, sent to A.G. of BC (Vancxouver, BC) enclosing copy of Rule 32 c.c. Burke-Robertson
1995-03-22 Correspondence (sent by the Court) to, sent to Gil D. McKinnon, Q.C. (Vancouver, BC) enclosing copy of Rule 32 c.c. Gowling, Strathy & Henderson
1995-03-21 Response to motion to extend time, to file the appellant's factum to June 15/95 (letterform) Donald Robinson
1995-03-21 Affidavit, to file the factum to June 15/95; William F. Ehrcke, with service Her Majesty the Queen
1995-03-21 Motion to extend time, to file the factum to June 15/95, with service Her Majesty the Queen
1995-03-21 General proceeding, 1 copy of NOTICE OF APPEAL, with service Her Majesty the Queen
1995-03-02 Judgment of the Court on the application for leave to appeal, CJ G Ia, The application for extension of time and the application for leave to appeal are granted.
Granted, no order as to costs
1995-03-02 Decision on motion to extend time to file and /or serve the leave application, CJ G Ia
Granted, no order as to costs
1995-03-02 Hearing of motion to extend time to file and/ or serve the leave application, 1995-03-02, CJ G Ia
1995-03-02 Submission of motion to extend time to file and/ or serve the leave application, 1995-03-02, CJ G Ia
1995-03-02 Notice of deposit of judgment issued to all parties, Burke-Robertson
1995-03-02 Notice of deposit of judgment issued to all parties, Gowling, Strathy & Henderson (Ottawa, ON)
1995-02-22 Order on motion to extend time, to file the factum
1995-02-15 Decision on motion to extend time, to file the factum to 4 weeks after the date of judgment on his application for leave to appeal, Reg
Granted, no order as to costs
1995-02-15 Hearing of motion to extend time, 1995-02-15, to file the factum to 4 weeks after the date of judgment on his application for leave to appeal, Reg
1995-02-15 Submission of motion to extend time, 1995-02-15, to file the factum to 4 weeks after the date of judgment on his application for leave to appeal, Reg
1995-02-14 Response to motion to extend time, to file the appellant's factum to 4 weeks after the decision on leave (Gowling, Strathy) Donald Robinson
1995-02-13 Affidavit, of W. G. Burke-Robertson re: motion to extend the time to file the appellant's factum Her Majesty the Queen
1995-02-13 Motion to extend time, to file the appellant's factum (on appel as of rignt) 4 WEEKS after the date of delivery of judgment on the application for leave to appeal, with service Her Majesty the Queen
1994-12-09 All materials on application for leave submitted to the Judges, CJ G Ia
1994-12-06 Certified casebook, With service Her Majesty the Queen
1994-12-06 Case on appeal, 23 copies Her Majesty the Queen
1994-11-30 Applicant's reply to respondent's argument, 5 copies, with service Her Majesty the Queen
1994-11-29 Correspondence (sent by the Court) to, sent to Dept. of Justice (Vancouver, BC) re: provisions of subsection 695(2) c.c. G.D. McKinnon and Burke-Robertson & Gowling, Strathy & Henderson
1994-11-28 Proof of service, of the respondent's response
1994-11-25 Correspondence (sent by the Court) to, sent to A.G. of BC (Vancouver, BC) enclosing copy of Rule 32 c.c. Burke-Robertson
1994-11-25 Correspondence (sent by the Court) to, sent to G.D. McKinnon (Vancouver, BC) enclosing copy of Rule 32 c.c. Gowling, Strathy & Henderson
1994-11-21 Respondent's response on the application for leave to appeal, 5 copies Donald Robinson
1994-11-09 Correspondence received from, sent to G.D. McKinnon, Q.C. (Vancouver, BC) enclosing a copy of letter dated Nov 9/94 sent to applicant
1994-11-09 Correspondence received from, sent to A.G. (Vancouver, BC) to acknowledge receipt of material commencing a proceeding
1994-11-07 Correspondence received from, from G.D. McKinnon, Q.C.; re: have no objection to the extension of time to file the application for leave to appeal (INCLUDED IN MOTION BOOK AT PAGE 11) Donald Robinson
1994-11-07 Affidavit, INCLUDED IN MOTION BOOK; William F. Ehrcke, with service Her Majesty the Queen
1994-11-07 Motion to extend the time to file and or serve the application for leave to appeal, INCLUDED IN MOTION BOOK, with service Her Majesty the Queen
1994-11-07 Application for leave to appeal, 5 copies, with service, Completed on: 1994-11-07 Her Majesty the Queen
1994-09-29 $30.00 filing fee, receipt no. 24960 Her Majesty the Queen
1994-09-28 Notice of appeal, (2 copies), with service Her Majesty the Queen

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
Her Majesty the Queen Applicant Active

v.

Main parties - Respondents
Name Role Status
Robinson, Donald Respondent Active

Counsel

Party: Her Majesty the Queen

Counsel
Name
William F. Ehrcke, Q.C.
Contact information
Attorney General of British Columbia
600 - 865 Hornby Street
Vancouver, British Columbia
V6Z 2G3
Telephone: (604) 660-1126
FAX: (604) 660-1142
Agent
Name
V. Jennifer Mackinnon
Contact information
Burke-Robertson
70 Gloucester St
Ottawa, Ontario
K2P 0A4
Telephone: (613) 236-9665
FAX: (613) 235-4430

Party: Robinson, Donald

Counsel
Name
Gil D. McKinnon, Q.C.
Contact information
1900 - 1040 Georgia St W
Box 94
Vancouver, British Columbia
V6E 4H1
Telephone: (604) 661-1022
FAX: (604) 689-5177
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

Summary

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Lower court rulings

September 2, 1994
Court of Appeal for British Columbia (Vancouver)

CA014636

appeal by accused allowed; new trial ordered

Filed documents

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Date modified: 2025-05-13