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25394

Her Majesty the Queen v. Donald Wayne Cook

(New Brunswick) (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)
1997-04-10 Record returned to the Registrar of the Court of Appeal, (1 box)
1997-04-07 Copy of formal judgment being prepared, Gowling, Strathy & Henderson
1997-04-04 Formal judgment sent to the registrar of the court of appeal and all parties, New-Brunswick (Fredericton)
1997-03-10 General proceeding, transcripts received and distributed to the judges (40 pages)
1997-02-20 Judgment on the appeal rendered, CJ LaF L'HD So G Co McL Ia Ma
Allowed, no order as to costs
1997-02-20 Hearing of the appeal, 1997-02-20, CJ LaF L'HD So G Co McL Ia Ma
1997-02-07 Correspondence (sent by the Court) to, from Gowling re: duration of argument
1997-02-05 Book of authorities, 10 copies, with service, Completed on: 1997-02-05 Donald Wayne Cook
1997-01-29 Book of authorities, 10 copies, Completed on: 1997-01-29 Her Majesty the Queen
1997-01-28 General proceeding, 10 copies of APPELLANT'S ARTICLES & TEXTS Her Majesty the Queen
1997-01-13 Notice of hearing Her Majesty the Queen
1997-01-09 Appeal hearing scheduled, 1997-02-20
1996-12-13 Appeal perfected for hearing, Session beginning on 1997-01-20
1996-12-13 Respondent's factum, 25 copies, with service, Completed on: 1996-12-13 Donald Wayne Cook
1996-10-18 Appellant's factum, 24 copies, with service, Completed on: 1996-10-18 Her Majesty the Queen
1996-09-19 Appeal court record, (1 box)
1996-09-18 Certified casebook, 1 copy Her Majesty the Queen
1996-09-03 Case on appeal, 24 copies, with service Her Majesty the Queen
1996-06-26 $50.00 filing a notice of appeal, receipt #32294 Her Majesty the Queen
1996-06-18 General proceeding, 1 copy of reasons of C.A. Her Majesty the Queen
1996-06-17 Notice of appeal, With service, Completed on: 1996-06-17 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
Cook, Donald Wayne Respondent Active

Counsel

Party: Her Majesty the Queen

Counsel
Name
Graham J. Sleeth, Q.C.
Contact information
Attorney General of New Brunswick
445 CENTENNIAL BLDG
PO BOX 6000
FREDERICTON, New Brunswick
E3B 5H1
Telephone: (506) 453-2784
FAX: (506) 453-5364
Agent
Name
Henry S. Brown, Q.C.
Contact information
Gowling Lafleur Henderson
2600 - 160 Elgin St
P.O. Box 466, Stn "D"
Ottawa, Ontario
K1P 1C3
Telephone: (613) 233-1781
FAX: (613) 563-9869
Email: henry.brown@gowlings.com

Party: Cook, Donald Wayne

Counsel
Name
Margaret Gallagher
Contact information
PO Box 154, MPO
Saint John, New Brunswick
E2L 3X8
Telephone: (506) 633-0285
FAX: (506) 633-0285
Agent
Name
Henry S. Brown, Q.C.
Contact information
Gowling Lafleur Henderson
2600 - 160 Elgin St
P.O. Box 466, Stn "D"
Ottawa, Ontario
K1P 1C3
Telephone: (613) 233-1781
FAX: (613) 563-9869
Email: henry.brown@gowlings.com

Summary

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Summary

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Lower court rulings

October 26, 1994
Court of Queen’s Bench of New Brunswick

x

conviction: sexual assault, use of a weapon

May 29, 1996
Court of Appeal of New Brunswick

x

Appeal allowed, verdict of guilty set aside and new trial ordered

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.

If you have questions about a memorandum of argument or want to use a memorandum of argument, please contact the author of the memorandum of argument directly. Their name appears at the end of the memorandum of argument. The contact information for counsel is found in the “Counsel” tab of this page.

Downloadable PDFs

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The factums of the appellant, the respondent and the intervener will be posted here at least 2 weeks before the hearing 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 factums 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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The condensed books of the appellant, the respondent and the intervener will be posted here upon receipt of the electronic version, 2 days prior to the scheduled appeal hearing. You may also obtain copies of condensed books 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