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24779

Lorne McConnell, et al. v. Her Majesty the Queen

(Alberta) (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)
1996-09-24 Appeal closed
1996-06-14 Record returned to the Registrar of the Court of Appeal, (2 boxes)
1996-05-24 Copy of formal judgment being prepared, Gowling
1996-05-24 Copy of formal judgment being prepared, Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt
1996-05-23 Formal judgment sent to the registrar of the court of appeal and all parties, Alberta (Calgary)
1996-04-30 Judgment on the appeal rendered, C/A of AB and convictions set aside; new trial ordered, LaF So G McL Ma
Allowed, no order as to costs
1996-04-30 Hearing of the appeal, 1996-04-30, C/A of AB and convictions set aside; new trial ordered, LaF So G McL Ma
1996-04-29 General proceeding, 12 copies of Condensed Volume of Authorities Lorne McConnell
1996-04-19 Correspondence (sent by the Court) to, from Gowling, Strathy re: duration of argument
1996-04-04 Appeal court record, 1 box (joint with Trial record)
1996-04-04 Trial court record, 1 box (joint with C/A record)
1996-04-04 Trial court exhibits, 1 large box (joint with another box containing Trial and C/A records)
1996-03-28 Appeal hearing
1996-02-27 Response to the motion to adjourn the hearing of the appeal, (by fax) (letterform), Completed on: 1996-02-27 Peter Letendre
1996-02-27 Appeal removed from the list
1996-02-27 Order on motion to adjourn the hearing of the appeal
1996-02-27 Decision on motion to adjourn the hearing of the appeal, to April 30/96, CJ
Granted, no order as to costs
1996-02-27 Hearing of motion to adjourn the hearing of the appeal, 1996-02-27, to April 30/96, CJ
1996-02-27 Submission of motion to adjourn the hearing of the appeal, 1996-02-27, to April 30/96, CJ
1996-02-26 Response to the motion to adjourn the hearing of the appeal, to April 30, 1996 (letterform), Completed on: 1996-02-26 Her Majesty the Queen
1996-02-26 Correspondence (sent by the Court) to, from Gowling, Strathy re: duration of argument
1996-02-22 $50.00 filing fee for notice of motion, receipt no. 31630 Lorne McConnell
1996-02-22 Affidavit, of Charles R. Darwent (2 copies), with service Lorne McConnell
1996-02-22 Motion to adjourn the hearing of the appeal, to April 30, 1996 (subject to the Court's availability), with service, Completed on: 1996-02-22 Lorne McConnell
1996-02-12 Book of authorities, 10 copies, with service, Completed on: 1996-02-12 Her Majesty the Queen
1996-02-12 General proceeding, 10 copies of CONDENSED VOLUME OF AUTHORITIES, with service Peter Letendre
1996-02-12 Book of authorities, 10 copies, with service, Completed on: 1996-02-12 Lorne McConnell
1996-02-12 Book of authorities, 10 copies, with service, Completed on: 1996-02-12 Peter Letendre
1996-01-25 Respondent's factum, 24 copies, with service, Completed on: 1996-01-25 Her Majesty the Queen
1996-01-19 Correspondence (sent by the Court) to, sent to A. Clayton Rice (Calgary, AB) from A. Roland to advise that in view of the extensive material filed in this case, he is required to file a condensed book containing the excerpts of the evidence and the authorities that he will be referring to in o
1996-01-19 Correspondence (sent by the Court) to, sent to Charles R. Darwent (Calgary, AB) from A. Roland to advise that in view of the extensive material filed in this case, he is required to file a condensed book containing the excerpts of the evidence and the authorities that he will be referring to i
1996-01-11 Notice of hearing Lorne McConnell
1996-01-03 Appeal hearing scheduled, 1996-04-30
1995-12-01 Proof of service, of Case on Appeal (vol. 1 to 6)
1995-12-01 Agreement as to contents of case Lorne McConnell
1995-11-30 Case on appeal, 26 copies vols 1 to 6 Lorne McConnell
1995-11-30 Appellant's factum, 24 copies, with service Peter Letendre
1995-11-30 Appellant's factum, 24 copies, with service Lorne McConnell
1995-11-27 Appeal perfected for hearing, Session beginning on 1996-04-22
1995-10-30 Decision on motion for an order that the appeal not be deemed abandoned [s. 695(2) Criminal Code] / Show Cause, on condition that the appellants file the case on appeal and their factum no later than Nov 30/95. The appeal will be heard in the Janurary 1996 session., CJ
Granted, no order as to costs
1995-10-30 Hearing of motion for an order that the appeal not be deemed abandoned [s. 695(2) Criminal Code] / Show Cause, 1995-10-30, on condition that the appellants file the case on appeal and their factum no later than Nov 30/95. The appeal will be heard in the Janurary 1996 session., CJ
1995-10-30 Submission of motion for an order that the appeal not be deemed abandoned [s. 695(2) Criminal Code] / Show Cause, 1995-10-30, on condition that the appellants file the case on appeal and their factum no later than Nov 30/95. The appeal will be heard in the Janurary 1996 session., CJ
1995-10-30 Decision on motion to extend time, to file case on appeal and appellant's factum to Nov 30/95, CJ
Granted, no order as to costs
1995-10-30 Hearing of motion to extend time, 1995-10-30, to file case on appeal and appellant's factum to Nov 30/95, CJ
1995-10-30 Submission of motion to extend time, 1995-10-30, to file case on appeal and appellant's factum to Nov 30/95, CJ
1995-10-18 Response to motion to extend time, to serve and file the Case on Appeal and the Appellant's factum to Nov. 30/95 Her Majesty the Queen
1995-10-18 Response to motion for an order that the appeal not be deemed abandoned [s. 695(2) Criminal Code] / Show Cause Her Majesty the Queen
1995-10-18 Affidavit, to serve and file the Case on Appeal and the appellant's factum to Nov. 30/95, with service Lorne McConnell
1995-10-18 Affidavit, Jane M. Jago, with service Lorne McConnell
1995-10-18 $50.00 filing fee for notice of motion, receipt #30888 Lorne McConnell
1995-10-18 Motion to extend time, to serve and file the Case on Appeal and appellant's factum to Nov. 30/95, with service Lorne McConnell
1995-10-18 Motion for an order that the appeal not be deemed abandoned [s. 695(2) Criminal Code] / Show cause, With service Lorne McConnell
1995-09-20 General proceeding, 1 copy of a revised first page and backing sheet of the reasons for judgment Lorne McConnell
1995-08-22 General proceeding, 1 copy of revised page 1 of reasons for judgment of the Court of Appeal Lorne McConnell
1995-08-21 Correspondence (sent by the Court) to, sent to Charles R. Darwent (Calgary, AB) re: subsection 695(2) c.c. A. Clayton Rice - Dept of Justice AB - Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt & Gowling, Strathy & Henderson
1995-08-17 Correspondence (sent by the Court) to, sent to A.G. of AB (Edmonton, AB) enclosing copy of Rule 32 c.c. Gowling, Strathy & Henderson
1995-08-17 Correspondence (sent by the Court) to, sent to Charles R. Darwent (Calgary, AB) enclosing copy of Rule 32
1995-08-17 Correspondence (sent by the Court) to, sent to A. Clayton Rice (Calgary, AB) enclosing copy of Rule 32
1995-08-10 General proceeding, 1 copy of reasons for judgment Lorne McConnell
1995-07-21 $50.00 filing a notice of appeal, receipt #30469 Lorne McConnell
1995-07-21 Notice of appeal, With service Lorne McConnell

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
McConnell, Lorne Applicant Active
Letendre, Peter Applicant Active

v.

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

Counsel

Party: McConnell, Lorne

Counsel
Name
Charles R. Darwent
Contact information
640 BROMLEY SQ
1010 FIRST ST SW
CALGARY, Alberta
T2R 1K4
Telephone: (403) 261-9048
FAX: (403) 261-6695
Agent
Name
Patricia J. Wilson
Contact information
Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt
1500 - 50 O'Connor St
Ottawa, Ontario
K1P 6L2
Telephone: (613) 787-1009
FAX: (613) 235-2867
Email: pwilson@osler.com

Party: Letendre, Peter

Counsel
Name
A. Clayton Rice
Contact information
225 - 604 FIRST ST SW
CALGARY, Alberta
T2P 1M7
Telephone: (403) 265-9955
FAX: (403) 265-9904
Agent
Name
Patricia J. Wilson
Contact information
Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt
1500 - 50 O'Connor St
Ottawa, Ontario
K1P 6L2
Telephone: (613) 787-1009
FAX: (613) 235-2867
Email: pwilson@osler.com

Party: Her Majesty the Queen

Counsel
Name
Paul L. Moreau
Contact information
Attorney General of Alberta
9833 - 109TH ST
3RD FL
EDMONTON, Alberta
T5K 2E8
Telephone: (403) 427-5042
FAX: (403) 422-9747
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

December 22, 1993
Court of Queen’s Bench of Alberta

x

conviction: second degree murder, manslaughter

July 5, 1995
Court of Appeal of Alberta (Calgary)

14781

appeals dismissed

Filed documents

The memorandums of argument on an application for leave to appeal will be posted here 30 days after leave to appeal has been granted unless they contain personal information, information that is subject to a publication ban, or any other information that is not part of the public record. You may also obtain copies of the memorandum by filling out the Request for Court records form or by contacting the Court’s Records Centre either by email at records-dossiers@scc-csc.ca or by telephone at 613‑996‑7933 or at 1‑888‑551‑1185.

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Date modified: 2025-05-13