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25404

Her Majesty the Queen v. William Lifchus

(Manitoba) (Criminal) (By Leave)

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)
1998-05-22 Appeal closed
1998-05-21 Correspondence (sent by the Court) to, sent to Court of Queen's Bench of Manitoba re: returning Court records (1 folder)
1998-05-21 Record returned to the Registrar of the Court of Appeal, (1 folder)
1998-01-30 Decision on the motion for a re-hearing of the appeal, A re-hearing is ordered and the reasons of the Court, in which judgment was rendered on Sept. 18/ 97, are modified at paragraphs 39-40 as follows: (SEE FILE), CJ L'HD G Co McL Ia Ma
Granted, no order as to costs
1998-01-30 All material on motion for a re-hearing of the appeal submitted to Justices, 1998-01-30, A re-hearing is ordered and the reasons of the Court, in which judgment was rendered on Sept. 18/ 97, are modified at paragraphs 39-40 as follows: (SEE FILE), CJ L'HD G Co McL Ia Ma
1998-01-27 Correspondence (sent by the Court) to, (by fax) from G. Lawlor; re: complete agreement with the Court's suggested changes at para. 39 and 40 of the reasons (original filed Feb. 2\98)
1998-01-23 Correspondence (sent by the Court) to, (by fax) from Heather Leonoff, Q.C.; re: satisfied with the judgment being issued in the suggested form
1998-01-22 Correspondence (sent by the Court) to, sent to Heather Leonoff, Q.C. and Gregg Lawlor (Winnipeg, MN) advising that the Court considered the matter in their correspondence and suggesting changes to par. 39-40 of the reasons. Waiting for their position by A. Roland
1997-12-09 Correspondence (sent by the Court) to, (by fax) from H. Leonoff; re: concurs with Mr. Brown's letter of Oct. 2\97 sent to CJ L'HD G Co McL I Ma, Dec. 10/97
1997-10-23 Formal judgment sent to the registrar of the court of appeal and all parties, Manitoba (Winnipeg)
1997-10-23 Copy of formal judgment being prepared, Burke-Robertson
1997-10-23 Copy of formal judgment being prepared, Gowling, Strathy & Henderson
1997-10-16 Correspondence (sent by the Court) to, sent to Gowling, Strathy & Henderson (Ottawa, ON) pursuant to his letter dated Oct. 2/97, advising matter was referred to members of the Court by A. Roland sent to CJ L'HD G Co McL I Ma, Dec. 10/ 97
1997-10-02 Motion for a re-hearing of the appeal, re: reasons for judgment rendered on Sept 18/97 sent to CJ LaF So G Co McL I Ma, Oct 6/97 (LETTER FORM), Completed on: 1997-10-02 Her Majesty the Queen
1997-09-19 Notice of deposit of judgment sent to all parties, Burke-Robertson (Ottawa, ON)
1997-09-19 Notice of deposit of judgment sent to all parties, Gowling, Strathy & Henderson (Ottawa, ON)
1997-09-18 Judgment on the appeal rendered, CJ LaF L'HD So G Co McL Ia Ma, The appeal is dismissed and the order directing the new trial is confirmed.
Dismissed, no order as to costs
1997-06-13 General proceeding, transcripts received and distributed to the judges (38 pages)
1997-05-29 Hearing of the appeal, 1997-05-29, CJ LaF L'HD So G Co McL Ia Ma
Decision reserved
1997-05-26 Supplemental document, 11 copies of SUPPLEMENTARY BOOK OF AUTHORITIES, with service Her Majesty the Queen
1997-05-26 Notice of appearance, of Gregg Lawlor for the appeal Her Majesty the Queen
1997-05-01 Notice of hearing, With service Her Majesty the Queen
1997-04-25 Trial court record
1997-04-10 Appeal hearing scheduled, 1997-05-29
Decision reserved
1997-04-07 Book of authorities, 10 copies of vol. I & II, Completed on: 1997-04-07 William Lifchus
1997-04-03 Appeal court record, (accordeon)
1997-04-01 Respondent's factum, 24 copies, with service, Completed on: 1997-04-01 William Lifchus
1997-03-19 Correspondence (sent by the Court) to, from Burke-Robertson re: duration of argument
1997-03-12 Proof of service, of the appellant's factum and book of authorities vol. I & II
1997-02-24 Appeal perfected for hearing, Session beginning on 1997-04-21
1997-02-07 Book of authorities, 10 copies of vol. 1 and 2, Completed on: 1997-02-07 Her Majesty the Queen
1997-02-07 Appellant's factum, 24 copies, Completed on: 1997-02-07 Her Majesty the Queen
1996-12-09 Correspondence (sent by the Court) to, sent to Wolch, Pinx, Tapper, Scurfield enclosing a copy of Rule 32. c.c. Robert Houston.
1996-12-09 Correspondence (sent by the Court) to, sent to Atttorney Genral of Manitoba enclosing a copy of Rule 32. c.c. Henry Brown, Q.C.,
1996-11-29 Case on appeal, 24 copies Her Majesty the Queen
1996-11-28 Notice of appeal, With service, Completed on: 1996-11-28 Her Majesty the Queen
1996-11-07 Judgment of the Court on the application for leave to appeal, CJ G Ia, The application for leave to appeal is granted.
Granted, no order as to costs
1996-11-07 Notice of deposit of judgment issued to all parties, Burke-Robertson
1996-11-07 Notice of deposit of judgment issued to all parties, Gowling, Strathy & Henderson
1996-10-04 Proof of service, of the respondent's response admitted on Sept. 4, 1996
1996-09-13 All materials on application for leave submitted to the Judges, CJ G Ia
1996-08-29 Respondent's response on the application for leave to appeal, 5 copies, Completed on: 1996-08-29 William Lifchus
1996-07-03 Correspondence received from, sent to Burke-Robertson enclosing copy of letter dated July 3/96 sent to applicant
1996-07-03 Correspondence received from, sent to Gowling, Strathy & Henderson to acknowledge receipt of material commencing a proceeding together with filing fee
1996-06-25 Book of authorities, 5 copies, Completed on: 1996-06-25 Her Majesty the Queen
1996-06-25 $50.00 filing fee, receipt no. 32290 Her Majesty the Queen
1996-06-25 Application for leave to appeal, 5 copies, with service, Completed on: 1996-06-25 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
Lifchus, William Respondent Active

Counsel

Party: Her Majesty the Queen

Counsel
Name
Gregg Lawlor
Contact information
Attorney General of Manitoba
405 Broadway Ave
Winnipeg, Manitoba
R3C 3L6
Telephone: (204) 945-2870
FAX: (204) 945-1260
Agent
Name
Henry S. Brown, Q.C.
Contact information
Gowling, Strathy & Henderson
2600 - 160 Elgin St
PO Box 466, Stn A
Ottawa, Ontario
K1N 8S3
Telephone: (613) 232-1781
FAX: (613) 563-9869

Party: Lifchus, William

Counsel
Name
Heather S. Leonoff, Q.C.
Contact information
Wolch, Pinx, Tapper, Scurfield
1000 - 330 St Mary Ave
Winnipeg, Manitoba
R3C 3Z5
Telephone: (204) 949-1700
FAX: (204) 494-7259
Agent
Name
Robert E. Houston., Q.C.
Contact information
Burke-Robertson
70 Gloucester St
Ottawa, Ontario
K2P 0A2
Telephone: (613) 566-2058
FAX: (613) 235-4430

Summary

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Lower court rulings

November 30, 1994
Court of Queen’s Bench of Manitoba

x

Acquittal: theft over $1,000, Conviction: fraud over $1,000

May 28, 1996
Court of Appeal of Manitoba

AR 94-30-02028

Appeal allowed

Filed documents

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Date modified: 2025-05-13