Paonessa and Paquette v. R.

[1983] 1 SCR 660 Court SCC Decision date 1983-05-19 Docket 17097 English

PartiesLuigi Joseph Paonessa and Kelly Donald Paquette (Plaintiffs) Appellants·Her Majesty The Queen (Defendant) Respondent

Counsel (4)

Guy Ungaro, for the appellant Paonessa.
Damien Frost, for the respondent.
Solicitors for the appellant Paonessa: Ungaro & Barycky, Niagara Falls.
Solicitor for the respondent: The Ministry of the Attorney General, Toronto.

Judges Ritchie, Roland Almon; McIntyre, William Rogers; Chouinard, Julien; Lamer, Antonio; Wilson, Bertha

Decision 4–1 Majority (4) · RITCHIE J. (1)

On appeal from Ontario

Subjects Criminal law

Contents

Majority

The judgment of the Court was delivered orally by

RITCHIE J.

RITCHIE J.—We are all of the opinion that there was sufficient evidence adduced at the trial to require the case to be put to the jury.

The appeal is dismissed.

Judgment accordingly.

Solicitors for the appellant Paonessa: Ungaro & Barycky, Niagara Falls.

Solicitor for the respondent: The Ministry of the Attorney General, Toronto.