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27843

Her Majesty the Queen, et al. v. Ajmer Braich, et al.

(British Columbia) (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)
2002-05-21 Appeal closed
2002-05-13 Formal judgment sent to the registrar of the court of appeal and all parties
2002-04-22 Record returned to the Registrar of the Court of Appeal, + Trial court
2002-04-05 Copy of formal judgment being prepared
2002-03-22 Notice of deposit of judgment sent to all parties
2002-03-21 Judgment on the appeal rendered, G Ia Ma Ba Bi Arb LeB, The appeal is allowed and the convictions are restored.
Allowed
2001-07-03 Transcript received, and distributed to the justices (85 pages)
2001-06-21 Judgment reserved OR rendered with reasons to follow
2001-06-21 Hearing of the appeal, 2001-06-21, (V071), G Ia Ma Ba Bi Arb LeB
Judgment reserved
2001-06-21 Acknowledgement and consent for video taping of proceedings
2001-06-18 Notice of appearance Her Majesty the Queen
2001-05-24 Respondent's book of authorities, (supplemental), Completed on: 2001-05-24 Ajmer Braich
2001-03-30 Notice of hearing, Session beginning on 2001-04-17 Her Majesty the Queen
2001-03-27 Order on motion to extend time
2001-03-23 Submission of motion to extend time, Reg
2001-03-23 Decision on motion to extend time, Reg, to serve & file the appellant's factum to Jan. 15, 2001 and its book of authorities to Jan. 16, 2001.
Granted, no order as to costs
2001-03-21 Response to motion to extend time, (Letter Form), from Gowlings dated March 20/01, Completed on: 2001-03-21 Ajmer Braich
2001-03-16 Appeal hearing scheduled, 2001-06-21
Judgment reserved
2001-03-14 Motion to extend time, to file the factum to Jan. 15, 2001 and authorities to Jan. 16, 2001 (1 copy), Completed on: 2001-03-14 Her Majesty the Queen
2001-03-08 Appeal perfected for hearing, Session beginning on 2001-04-17
2001-03-05 Respondent's book of authorities, Completed on: 2001-03-05 Ajmer Braich
2001-03-05 Respondent's factum, Completed on: 2001-03-05 Ajmer Braich
2001-02-02 Correspondence received from, W. Bell dated Feb. 1, 2001 re: similar issue with 27439 Her Majesty the Queen
2001-01-16 Appellant's book of authorities, (extension of time requested), Completed on: 2001-01-16 Her Majesty the Queen
2001-01-15 Appellant's factum, (extension of time requested), Completed on: 2001-01-15 Her Majesty the Queen
2001-01-03 Trial court record, (1 envelope)
2000-12-29 Appeal court record, (2 envelopes)
2000-12-19 Correspondence received from, W. Bell dated Dec. 18, 2000 and addressed to the C.A. (fax copy) re: appeal records Her Majesty the Queen
2000-11-06 Decision on the motion to quash the appeal, Ia Ma Ba Bi Arb, IACOBUCCI J. (orally): Although the Court grants the motion for an extension of time within which to move to quash, we dismiss the motion to quash the appeal. In our view, there is at bottom a disagreement between the minority and the majority on the issue of whether the trial judge erred in law in his consideration of the evidence.
Dismissed
2000-11-06 Hearing of the motion to quash, 2000-11-06, (V077), Ia Ma Ba Bi Arb
Decision rendered
2000-11-06 Decision on motion to extend time, Reg, to serve and file the appellant's response to the motion to quash to Nov. 1, 2000.
Granted, no order as to costs
2000-11-06 Submission of motion to extend time, Reg
2000-11-03 Response to motion to extend time, (Letter Form), from Gowlings, Completed on: 2000-11-03 Ajmer Braich
2000-11-02 Motion to extend time, to file the response to motion to Quash to Nov. 1/00, Completed on: 2000-11-02 Her Majesty the Queen
2000-11-01 Response to the motion to quash, (extension requested) (Distributed Nov. 2/2000), Completed on: 2000-11-01 Her Majesty the Queen
2000-10-23 Submission of motion to quash, 2000-11-06, Ia Ma Ba Bi Arb
Decision rendered
2000-09-07 Correspondence received from, Gowlings; re: respondents consent to the adjournment to Nov. 6 Ajmer Braich
2000-09-07 Correspondence received from, W. Bell dated Sept. 6, 2000 (fax copy) re: have this matter adjourned to Nov. 6, 2000 Her Majesty the Queen
2000-09-06 Correspondence received from, Gowling, Lafleur dated Sept. 6, 2000 re: requesting video conferencing for the hearing of the motion to quash on Oct. 2, 2000 Ajmer Braich
2000-08-02 Appellant's record, (vol. 1 to 4), Completed on: 2000-08-02 Her Majesty the Queen
2000-07-31 Motion to quash, (joint with extension of time) - book form, Completed on: 2000-07-31 Ajmer Braich
2000-04-25 Letter acknowledging receipt of notice of appeal
2000-04-06 Notice of appeal, (second notice), Completed on: 2000-04-06 Her Majesty the Queen
2000-04-06 Notice of appeal, (first notice) (1 C/A Order and Indictment for both notices filed July 13/00- 3 copies), Completed on: 2000-04-06 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 Appellant Active

v.

Main parties - Respondents
Name Role Status
Braich, Ajmer Respondent Active

And Between

Sub parties (1) - Appellants
Name Role Status
Her Majesty the Queen Appellant Active

v.

Sub parties (1) - Respondents
Name Role Status
Braich, Sukhminder Respondent Active

Counsel

Party: Her Majesty the Queen

Counsel
Name
W.J. Scott Bell
Contact information
Attorney General of British Columbia
600 - 865 Hornby Street
Vancouver, British Columbia
V6Z 2G3
Telephone: (604) 660-1126
FAX: (604) 660-1133
Agent
Name
Robert E. Houston, Q.C.
Contact information
Burke-Robertson
70 Gloucester Street
Ottawa, Ontario
K2P 0A2
Telephone: (613) 566-2058
FAX: (613) 235-4430
Email: rhouston@burkerobertson.com

Party: Braich, Ajmer

Counsel
Name
Richard C.C. Peck, Q.C.
Contact information
Peck and Company
610 - 744 West Hastings Street
Vancouver, British Columbia
V6C 1A5
Telephone: (604) 669-0208
FAX: (604) 669-0616
Email: rpeck@peckandcompany.ca
Agent
Name
Henry S. Brown, Q.C.
Contact information
Gowling WLG (Canada) LLP
2600 - 160 Elgin St
P.O. Box 466, Stn "D"
Ottawa, Ontario
K1P 1C3
Telephone: (613) 233-1781
FAX: (613) 788-3433
Email: henry.brown@gowlings.com

Party: Braich, Sukhminder

Counsel
Name
William B. Smart, Q.C.
Contact information
Smart & Williams
1190 - 840 Howe St.
Vancouver, British Columbia
V6Z 2L2
Telephone: (604) 687-6278
FAX: (604) 687-6298
Agent
Name
Henry S. Brown, Q.C.
Contact information
Gowling WLG (Canada) LLP
2600 - 160 Elgin St
P.O. Box 466, Stn "D"
Ottawa, Ontario
K1P 1C3
Telephone: (613) 233-1781
FAX: (613) 788-3433
Email: henry.brown@gowlings.com

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Lower court rulings

March 17, 2000
Court of Appeal for British Columbia (Vancouver)

CA025478, CA025479

appeals allowed, convictions set aside and new trial ordered on indictments for manslaughter and aggravated assault

Filed documents

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Date modified: 2025-05-13