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27675
Lenore Rideout v. Her Majesty the Queen
(Newfoundland & Labrador) (Criminal) (As of Right / By Leave)
Docket
Judgments on applications for leave to appeal are rendered by the Court, but are not necessarily unanimous.
| Date | Proceeding | Filed By (if applicable) |
|---|---|---|
| 2001-10-16 | Record returned to the Registrar of the Court of Appeal | |
| 2001-06-01 | Appeal closed | |
| 2001-05-30 | Formal judgment sent to the registrar of the court of appeal and all parties | |
| 2001-04-30 | Copy of formal judgment being prepared | |
| 2001-04-30 | Notice of deposit of judgment sent to all parties | |
| 2001-04-26 |
Judgment on the appeal rendered, Ma Ba Bi Arb LeB, Major J. (orally): It is common ground that the defence counsel was an experienced and competent one. The appellant contends, however, that trial counsel's decision in this case was a mistake and led to a miscarriage of justice. We do not agree with this submission and the appeal is dismissed substantially for the reasons of the majority in the Newfoundland Court of Appeal. Dismissed, no order as to costs |
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| 2001-04-26 |
Hearing of the appeal, 2001-04-26, (V042), Ma Ba Bi Arb LeB Judgment rendered |
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| 2001-04-26 | Acknowledgement and consent for video taping of proceedings | |
| 2001-04-25 | Appellant's condensed book, given in Court | Lenore Rideout |
| 2001-04-24 | Notice of appearance, of Jerome P. Kennedy at the hearing of the appeal | Lenore Rideout |
| 2001-04-17 | Respondent's book of authorities, Completed on: 2001-04-17 | Her Majesty the Queen |
| 2001-04-10 |
Decision on motion to extend time, DeRg, to serve & file the respondent's factum to Feb. 20, 2001. Granted, no order as to costs |
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| 2001-04-10 | Submission of motion to extend time, DeRg | |
| 2001-04-06 | Appeal court record, (1 large box) (joint with Trial Court record) | |
| 2001-03-27 | Notice of hearing, Session beginning on 2001-04-17 | Lenore Rideout |
| 2001-03-27 | Notice of appearance, of Kathleen Healey at the hearing of the appeal | Her Majesty the Queen |
| 2001-03-26 | Motion to extend time, to file the Factum to Feb. 20/01 (1 copy), Completed on: 2001-03-26 | Her Majesty the Queen |
| 2001-03-16 |
Appeal hearing scheduled, 2001-04-26 Judgment rendered |
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| 2001-02-20 | Respondent's factum, (new covers requested - rec'd March 6/01) (extension of time requested), Completed on: 2001-04-06 | Her Majesty the Queen |
| 2001-01-12 | Appellant's factum, (amended factum)(see order dated Dec. 1, 2000), Completed on: 2001-01-12 | Lenore Rideout |
| 2001-01-02 | Appeal perfected for hearing, Session beginning on 2001-04-17 | |
| 2000-12-01 | Order on motion to strike out, (by the Court) | |
| 2000-12-01 |
Decision on motion to strike out, LeB, Paragraphs 34, 35, 41, 42, 45, 51 to 68 and 74 will be struck from the appellant's factum. The appellant will file a revised factum on or before January 12, 2001. The respondent's factum will be filed on or before February 2nd, 2001(for reasons see long judgment). Granted, no order as to costs |
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| 2000-12-01 | Submission of motion to strike out, LeB | |
| 2000-11-29 | Reply to motion to strike out, (Letter Form), from Burke-Robertson dated Nov. 29, 2000 (fax copy) re: does not intend to file a reply to the response to the motion to strike, Completed on: 2000-11-29 | Her Majesty the Queen |
| 2000-11-22 | Order on motion to extend time, (by the Court) | |
| 2000-11-22 |
Decision on motion to extend time, DeRg, to serve & file the appellant's record and book of authorities to Nov. 8, 2000. Granted, no order as to costs |
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| 2000-11-22 | Submission of motion to extend time, DeRg | |
| 2000-11-16 | Response to motion to strike out, (book form), Completed on: 2000-11-16 | Lenore Rideout |
| 2000-11-09 | Order on motion to reduce number of copies | |
| 2000-11-09 |
Decision on motion to reduce number of copies, Reg, of the appellant's record to twelve (12) copies. Granted, no order as to costs |
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| 2000-11-09 | Submission of motion to reduce number of copies, Reg | |
| 2000-11-08 | Appellant's book of authorities, (extension of time requested), Completed on: 2000-11-08 | Lenore Rideout |
| 2000-11-08 | Motion to strike out, portions of Appellant's Factum, namely par. 34, 35, 41, 42, 45, 51 - 68 and 74 (2 copies), Completed on: 2000-11-08 | Her Majesty the Queen |
| 2000-11-08 | Motion to extend time, to serve and file the Factum, Record and Authorities to Nov. 8/00 joint with motion to file the Record without marginal line numbering, Completed on: 2000-11-08 | Lenore Rideout |
| 2000-11-01 | Appellant's record, 12 copies of Vol. I to XII and 24 copies of Vol. XIII (as per motion filed Oct. 27/00), Completed on: 2000-11-01 | Lenore Rideout |
| 2000-10-31 | Appellant's factum, (extension of time requested)(see amended factum received on Jan. 12, 2001), Completed on: 2000-10-31 | Lenore Rideout |
| 2000-10-31 | Copy of formal judgment sent to Registrar of the Court of Appeal and all parties | |
| 2000-10-27 | Motion to reduce number of copies, (from 24 to 12 copies of the record), Completed on: 2000-10-27 | Lenore Rideout |
| 2000-10-27 | Copy of formal judgment on leave being prepared | |
| 2000-10-03 | Order on motion to extend time | |
| 2000-09-14 |
Decision on motion to extend time, to serve and file the appellant's factum and record to Oct. 31, Reg Granted, no order as to costs |
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| 2000-09-14 | Submission of motion to extend time, Reg | |
| 2000-09-14 | Response to motion to extend time, (Letter Form), Completed on: 2000-09-14 | Her Majesty the Queen |
| 2000-08-25 | Motion to extend time, to file the factum and record to Oct. 31, 2000 - book form, Completed on: 2000-08-25 | Lenore Rideout |
| 2000-08-04 | Notice of deposit of judgment issued to all parties | |
| 2000-08-03 |
Judgment of the Court on the application for leave to appeal, The application for leave to appeal is dismissed. Dismissed, no order as to costs |
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| 2000-05-23 | All materials on application for leave submitted to the Judges, G Bi Arb | |
| 2000-02-21 | Respondent's response on the application for leave to appeal, Completed on: 2000-02-21 | Her Majesty the Queen |
| 2000-02-07 | Order on motion to extend the time to file and/or serve the leave application | |
| 2000-02-01 |
Decision on motion to extend time to file and /or serve the leave application, Ia, to Jan. 28, 2000. Granted, no order as to costs |
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| 2000-02-01 | Submission of motion to extend time to file and/ or serve the leave application, Ia | |
| 2000-01-31 | Letter acknowledging receipt of an incomplete application for leave to appeal | |
| 2000-01-28 | Response to the motion to extend the time to file and / or serve the leave application, from W. Gorman (included in motion record p. 6), Completed on: 2000-01-28 | Her Majesty the Queen |
| 2000-01-28 | Motion to extend the time to file and or serve the application for leave to appeal, to Jan. 28/00 (book form), Completed on: 2000-01-28 | Lenore Rideout |
| 2000-01-28 | Application for leave to appeal, (T/C Order requested - not available (see letter from J. Loignon dated Feb. 4/00)) (T/C Indictment - Sentencing Decision filed March 16/00), Completed on: 2000-03-16 | Lenore Rideout |
| 2000-01-14 | Letter acknowledging receipt of notice of appeal | |
| 1999-12-17 | Notice of appeal, Completed on: 1999-12-17 | Lenore Rideout |
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
| Name | Role | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Rideout, Lenore | Appellant | Active |
v.
| Name | Role | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Her Majesty the Queen | Respondent | Active |
Counsel
Party: Rideout, Lenore
Counsel
Suite 1001, 10th Floor
TD Place, 140 Water Street
St. John's, Newfoundland & Labrador
A1C 6H6
Telephone: (709) 739-4141
FAX: (709) 739-4145
Agent
300 - 50 O'Connor Street
Ottawa, Ontario
K1P 6L2
Telephone: (613) 232-7171
FAX: (613) 231-3191
Email: jbeedell@langmichener.ca
Party: Her Majesty the Queen
Counsel
Kathleen Healey
4th Floor, Confederation Bldg.
P.O. Box 8700
St. John's, Newfoundland & Labrador
A1B 4J6
Telephone: (709) 729-1179
FAX: (709) 729-2129
Agent
70 Gloucester Street
Ottawa, Ontario
K2P 0A2
Telephone: (613) 566-2058
FAX: (613) 235-4430
Email: rhouston@burkerobertson.com
Summary
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Lower court rulings
Supreme Court of Newfoundland and Labrador, Court of Appeal
1994 St. J. 2139
Convicted by judge and jury of second degree murder
Supreme Court of Newfoundland and Labrador, Court of Appeal
1994 St. J. No. 0460
Sentencing Decision
Supreme Court of Newfoundland and Labrador - Court of Appeal
95/139
Appeal from conviction dismissed
Filed documents
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