R. v. Cronin

[1988] 1 SCR 213 Court SCC Decision date 1988-02-01 Docket 19441 English

PartiesVernon Leo Cronin and Royce John King Appellants·Her Majesty The Queen Respondent

Judges Estey, Willard Zebedee; McIntyre, William Rogers; Lamer, Antonio; Wilson, Bertha; Le Dain, Gerald Eric

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

On appeal from Ontario

Subjects Criminal law

Contents

Majority

The judgment of the Court was delivered orally by

Estey J.

1. Estey J.‑‑This Court is of the view that this appeal should be dismissed. We agree with the Court of Appeal that there is no basis in law for the stay of this prosecution.

Judgment accordingly.

Solicitor for the appellants: Russell J. Murphy, Q.C., Oshawa.

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