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25775

Richard Gerry White v. Her Majesty the Queen

(Ontario) (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)
1998-07-24 Formal judgment sent to the registrar of the court of appeal and all parties, Ontario (Toronto, Ontario)
1998-07-24 Copy of formal judgment being prepared, all parties
1998-07-10 Notice of deposit of judgment sent to all parties, all parties
1998-07-09 Judgment on the appeal rendered, L'HD G Co McL Ma Ba Bi, The appeals are dismissed. (Joint with 25854)
Dismissed, no order as to costs
1998-04-15 General proceeding, transcript received and distributed to the justices (181 pages)(joint with 25707-25854)
1998-03-26 Hearing of the appeal, 1998-03-26, L'HD G Co McL Ma Ba Bi
Decision reserved
1998-03-24 Supplemental document, RESPONDENT'S FACTUM 24 copies (joint with 25854), with service Her Majesty the Queen
1998-03-20 Correspondence (sent by the Court) to, from J. Copeland of Ruby and Edwardh to D. Beaulieu, letter dated March 19, 1998 (fax copy) re: Menard should be heard first, followed by White and Cote as per schedule (joint with 25707- 25854)
1998-03-19 Correspondence (sent by the Court) to, from Gary Trotter to D. Beaulieu, letter dated March 19, 1998 (Fax copy) re: White and Cote should be argued first (joint with 25707-25854)
1998-03-19 Book of authorities, 10 copies of vol. 1 to 3 (joint with 25854), Completed on: 1998-03-19 Her Majesty the Queen
1998-03-16 Correspondence (sent by the Court) to, dated March 13/98 from Kenneth L. Campbell re: explanation of factum of 54 pages (joint with 25854)
1998-03-16 Respondent's factum, 24 copies (joint with 25854), Completed on: 1998-03-16 Her Majesty the Queen
1998-03-16 Respondent's record, 24 copies (joint with 25854), Completed on: 1998-03-16 Her Majesty the Queen
1998-03-11 Book of authorities, 12 copies (joint with Cote) (vol. 1 and 2), Completed on: 1998-03-11 Richard Gerry White
1998-02-26 Correspondence (sent by the Court) to, from Burke-Robertson, letter dated Feb. 26, 1998 (fax copy) re: it is the intention of the Crown to file one factum in response to both appellants (Cote and White) (joint with 25854)
1998-01-14 Appeal hearing scheduled, 1998-03-26
Decision reserved
1998-01-14 Appeal perfected for hearing, Session beginning on 1998-01-19
1998-01-12 Appellant's factum, 28 copies (accepted on Jan. 12, 1998, problem for delivery due to ice storm), with service, Completed on: 1998-01-12 Richard Gerry White
1997-12-12 Appellant's record, 24 copies of vol. I & II (joint with 25854), with service, Completed on: 1997-12-12 Richard Gerry White
1997-12-10 $50.00 filing fee for notice of motion, receipt #28254 Richard Gerry White
1997-12-10 Response to motion to extend time, to file the appellant's factum to Jan. 8\98, Completed on: 1997-12-10 Her Majesty the Queen
1997-12-10 Affidavit, to file the factum to Jan. 8\98; David E. Harris Richard Gerry White
1997-12-10 Motion to extend time, to file the factum to Jan. 8\98, Completed on: 1997-12-10 Richard Gerry White
1997-12-10 Decision on motion to extend time, to file the factum to Jan 8/98, Reg
Granted, no order as to costs
1997-12-10 Hearing of motion to extend time, 1997-12-10, to file the factum to Jan 8/98, Reg
1997-12-10 Submission of motion to extend time, 1997-12-10, to file the factum to Jan 8/98, Reg
1997-11-14 Correspondence (sent by the Court) to, fr. David Harris re: all counsel have agreed to apply new rules related to case on appeal
1997-09-18 Correspondence (sent by the Court) to, dated Sept. 17/97 from Heather Perkins-McVey re: acting as Ottawa agent
1997-08-26 Correspondence (sent by the Court) to, sent to David E. Harris (Toronto, ON) enclosing copy of Rule 32
1997-08-26 Correspondence (sent by the Court) to, sent to A.G. for Ontario (Toronto, ON) enclosing copy of Rule 32
1997-08-15 Notice of appeal, With service, Completed on: 1997-08-15 Richard Gerry White
1997-06-19 Decision on motion to extend time to file and /or serve the leave application, LaF G Ma
Granted, no order as to costs
1997-06-19 Hearing of motion to extend time to file and/ or serve the leave application, 1997-06-19, LaF G Ma
1997-06-19 Submission of motion to extend time to file and/ or serve the leave application, 1997-06-19, LaF G Ma
1997-06-19 Judgment of the Court on the application for leave to appeal, LaF G Ma, The application for extension of time and the application for leave to appeal are granted.
Granted, no order as to costs
1997-06-19 Notice of deposit of judgment issued to all parties, Burke-Robertson
1997-06-19 Notice of deposit of judgment issued to all parties, Shore, Davis & Perkins-McVey
1997-04-25 All materials on application for leave submitted to the Judges, LaF G Ma
1997-03-21 Applicant's reply to respondent's argument, 5 copies, with service, Completed on: 1997-03-21 Richard Gerry White
1997-03-19 Order on motion to extend time, to file Response
1997-03-17 Decision on the miscellaneous motion, to file a lengthy response (namely 37 pages), Reg
Granted, no order as to costs
1997-03-17 Hearing of miscellaneous motion, 1997-03-17, to file a lengthy response (namely 37 pages), Reg
1997-03-17 Submission of miscellaneous motion, 1997-03-17, to file a lengthy response (namely 37 pages), Reg
1997-03-17 Decision on motion to extend time, to file the respondent's response to March 14/97, Reg
Granted, no order as to costs
1997-03-17 Hearing of motion to extend time, 1997-03-17, to file the respondent's response to March 14/97, Reg
1997-03-17 Submission of motion to extend time, 1997-03-17, to file the respondent's response to March 14/97, Reg
1997-03-14 Response to motion to extend time, to file a respondent's response (joint consent for a single response), Completed on: 1997-03-14 Richard Gerry White
1997-03-14 Affidavit, to file the respondent's response (Susan Reid) (joint), with service Her Majesty the Queen
1997-03-14 $50.00 filing fee for a notice of motion, receipt no. 33740 Her Majesty the Queen
1997-03-14 Notice of miscellaneous motion, (to file a single factum to 2 applications for leave, White and Cote, file 25854), with service, Completed on: 1997-03-14 Her Majesty the Queen
1997-03-14 Motion to extend time, to file the respondent's response (joint with 25854), with service, Completed on: 1997-03-14 Her Majesty the Queen
1997-03-14 Respondent's response on the application for leave to appeal, 5 copies (joint with 25854) (see motion for a joint response and extension), with service, Completed on: 1997-03-14 Her Majesty the Queen
1997-02-12 Correspondence received from, sent to Burke-Robertson enclosing copy of the letter dated Feb. 12/97 sent to the Applicant
1997-02-12 Correspondence received from, sent to Shore, Davis & Perkins-McVey to acknowledge receipt of material commencing a proceeding together with filing fee
1997-02-04 Correspondence received from, from Susan Reid to Registrar, letter dated Feb. 4, 1997 (fax copy) re: wants to response to both applications in the same time (Cote and White), but Cote has not filed his application yet (original filed Feb. 10/97) Her Majesty the Queen
1997-01-23 $50.00 filing fee, receipt no. 33406 Richard Gerry White
1997-01-23 Application for leave to appeal, 5 copies (service admitted on Jan. 22, 1997) SEE FILE 25854, with service, Completed on: 1997-01-23 Richard Gerry White
1997-01-23 Response to the motion to extend the time to file and / or serve the leave application, of S. Reid (included in the application for leave to appeal), Completed on: 1997-01-23 Her Majesty the Queen
1997-01-23 Affidavit, of David Harris (included in the application for leave to appeal), with service Richard Gerry White
1997-01-23 Motion to extend the time to file and or serve the application for leave to appeal, to Jan. 31, 1997 (included in the application for leave to appeal) - 5 copies, with service, Completed on: 1997-01-23 Richard Gerry White

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
White, Richard Gerry Applicant Active

v.

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

Counsel

Party: White, Richard Gerry

Counsel
Name
David E. Harris
Contact information
1900 - 439 University Avenue
Toronto, Ontario
M5G 1Y8
Telephone: (416) 585-9329
FAX: (416) 408-2372
Email: delih@ca.inter.net
Agent
Name
Heather E. Perkins-McVey
Contact information
Shore, Davis, Kehler
800 - 200 Elgin St
Ottawa, Ontario
K2P 1L5
Telephone: (613) 233-7747
FAX: (613) 233-2374

Party: Her Majesty the Queen

Counsel
Name
Kenneth L. Campbell, Q.C.
Contact information
Attorney General for Ontario
720 BAY ST
10TH FL
TORONTO, Ontario
M5G 2K1
Telephone: (416) 326-2220
FAX: (416) 326-4656
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 24, 1990
Supreme Court of Ontario

301SCO

Convictions: first degree murder Sentences: life imprisonment

June 28, 1996
Court of Appeal for Ontario

C7263

Appeals dismissed

Filed documents

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Date modified: 2025-05-13