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R. v. Carter

[1982] 1 SCR 937 Court SCC Decision date 1981-06-23 Docket 16256 English

PartiesHer Majesty The Queen Appellant·Robert James Carter Respondent

Counsel (2)
D.J. A. Rutherford, Q.C., for the appellant.
Solicitor for the appellant: R. Tassé, Ottawa.

Judges Ritchie, Roland Almon; Dickson, Robert George Brian; Beetz, Jean; Estey, Willard Zebedee; McIntyre, William Rogers; Chouinard, Julien; Lamer, Antonio

Decision 6–1 Majority (6) · RITCHIE J. (1)

On appeal from New Brunswick

Subjects Action

Contents

Majority

The judgment of the Court was delivered orally by

RITCHIE J.

RITCHIE J.—The respondent filed no factum, did not appear and was not represented by counsel.
Having regard to the fact that the respondent has been acquitted in two courts and the further fact that counsel for the Crown has acknowledged that this appeal raises some difficult questions of law, and has indicated his agreement with the suggestion that counsel be appointed by the Department of Justice to act as an amicus curiae, the Court is of opinion that this matter should be adjourned for the purpose of such counsel being appointed. When this has been done a date will be fixed for the hearing of the appeal.
Appeal adjourned.
Solicitor for the appellant: R. Tassé, Ottawa.

Footnotes

  1. [1] See [1982] 2 S.C.R. 938.