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25831

Stacey Skinner v. Her Majesty the Queen

(Nova Scotia) (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)
1998-06-16 Appeal closed
1998-02-27 Formal judgment sent to the registrar of the court of appeal and all parties, Nova Scotia (Halifax)
1998-02-27 Copy of formal judgment being prepared, all parties
1998-02-19 Judgment on the appeal rendered, G Co McL Ia Ma, The appeal from the conviction for the assault of Darren Watts is allowed and a new trial is directed.
Allowed, no order as to costs
1998-02-19 Notice of deposit of judgment sent to all parties, all parties
1997-12-22 General proceeding, transcript received and distributed to the justice s (71 pages) (joint with 25822-832-833-834)
1997-12-05 Hearing of the appeal, 1997-12-05, G Co McL Ia Ma
Decision reserved
1997-12-04 General proceeding, 12 copies of CONDENSED BOOK Stacey Skinner
1997-12-04 General proceeding, 12 copies of CONDENSED BOOK (joint with 25822-832- 833-834) Her Majesty the Queen
1997-11-28 Order on motion to extend time, to file their consolidated factum (joint with 25822 - 832 - 833 - 834)
1997-11-28 Decision on motion to extend time, to file their consolidated factum to Nov. 19/97 (joint with 25822 - 832 - 833 - 834), Reg
Granted, no order as to costs
1997-11-28 Hearing of motion to extend time, 1997-11-28, to file their consolidated factum to Nov. 19/97 (joint with 25822 - 832 - 833 - 834), Reg
1997-11-28 Submission of motion to extend time, 1997-11-28, to file their consolidated factum to Nov. 19/97 (joint with 25822 - 832 - 833 - 834), Reg
1997-11-27 Correspondence (sent by the Court) to, from Pink, Murray to Registrar (fax copy) re: duration of argument (joint with 25832-25833- 25822-25834)
1997-11-19 Affidavit, (of Kenneth W.F. Fiske) (joint with 25822-832-833- 834), with service Her Majesty the Queen
1997-11-19 $50.00 filing fee for notice of motion, to extend time receipt #28142 Her Majesty the Queen
1997-11-19 Motion to extend time, to file the respondent's factum to Nov. 19/97 (joint with 25822-832-833-834), with service, Completed on: 1997-11-19 Her Majesty the Queen
1997-11-19 Book of authorities, 10 copies (joint with 25822-832-833-834), with service, Completed on: 1997-11-19 Her Majesty the Queen
1997-11-19 Respondent's factum, 24 copies (joint with 25822-832-833-834), with service, Completed on: 1997-11-19 Her Majesty the Queen
1997-10-17 Appeal hearing scheduled, 1997-12-05
Decision reserved
1997-08-08 Appeal perfected for hearing, Session beginning on 1997-10-06
1997-07-25 Proof of service, of the appellant's factum
1997-06-13 Appellant's factum, 24 copies, with service, Completed on: 1997-06-13 Stacey Skinner
1997-06-10 Certified casebook, of vol. 1 to 7 (joint with 25834) Stacey Skinner
1997-05-22 Correspondence (sent by the Court) to, sent to Dept of Justice (Halifax, NS) enclosing copy of notice to the profession dealing with condensed books
1997-05-22 Correspondence (sent by the Court) to, sent to Warren K. Zimmer (Halifax, NS) enclosing copy of notice to the profession dealing with condensed books
1997-05-09 Case on appeal, 23 copies of vol. 1 to 7 (joint with 25834) (D.B. advised) Stacey Skinner
1997-03-17 Correspondence (sent by the Court) to, (by fax) from Gerard O'Dea; re: acts as Ottawa agent
1997-02-28 Correspondence (sent by the Court) to, sent to A.G. of Nova Scotia (Halifax, NS) enclosing copy of Rule 32
1997-02-28 Correspondence (sent by the Court) to, sent to Warren K. Zimmer (Halifax, NS) enclosing copy of Rule 32
1997-02-12 General proceeding, (reasons for judgment) - 1 copy Stacey Skinner
1997-02-12 $50.00 filing a notice of appeal, receipt no. 33547 Stacey Skinner
1997-02-12 Notice of appeal, (1 copy), with service, Completed on: 1997-02-12 Stacey Skinner

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
Skinner, Stacey Applicant Active

v.

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

Counsel

Party: Skinner, Stacey

Counsel
Name
Warren K. Zimmer
Contact information
200 - 5162 DUKE ST
HALIFAX, Nova Scotia
B3J 2V2
Telephone: (902) 429-7787
FAX: (902) 429-7788
Agent
Name
W. Gerard O'Dea
Contact information
O'Dea, Earle
302 - 151 Slater St
Ottawa, Ontario
K1P 5H3
Telephone: (613) 238-2327
FAX: (613) 238-2672

Party: Her Majesty the Queen

Counsel
Name
Kenneth W.F. Fiske, Q.C.
Contact information
Attorney General of Nova Scotia
5151 Terminal Rd
PO Box 7
Halifax, Nova Scotia
B3J 2L6
Telephone: (902) 424-5450
FAX: (902) 424-0653
Agent
Name
Stephen J. Grace
Contact information
Beament, Green, Dust
47 Clarence St
Suite 204
Ottawa, Ontario
K1N 9K1
Telephone: (613) 241-3400
FAX: (613) 241-8555

Summary

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Lower court rulings

February 27, 1996
Supreme Court of Nova Scotia, Trial Division

x

Conviction of two counts of aggravated assault

January 15, 1997
Nova Scotia Court of Appeal

126474

Appeal dismissed

Filed documents

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Date modified: 2025-05-13