R. v. Smith — [1990] 1 SCR 991

R. v. Smith

[1990] 1 SCR 991 Court SCC Decision date 1990-05-04 Docket 21545 English

PartiesDexter Anthony Smith Appellant·Her Majesty The Queen Respondent

Judges Wilson, Bertha; La Forest, Gérard V.; L'Heureux-Dubé, Claire; Gonthier, Charles Doherty; Cory, Peter deCarteret

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

On appeal from Alberta

Subjects Criminal law

Majority

The judgment of the Court was delivered orally by

Wilson J.

Wilson J. ‑‑ It will not be necessary to hear from you, Mr. MacDonald. The Court is unanimously of the view that the appeal must be dismissed for the reasons given by the majority of the Court of Appeal. However, we do not find it necessary to consider in this case the applicability of s. 686(1)(b)(iii) of the Criminal Code , R.S.C. 1985, c. C‑46 .

Judgment accordingly.

Solicitors for the appellant: O'Brien, Devlin, Markey, MacLeod, Calgary.

Solicitor for the respondent: The Attorney General of Alberta, Calgary.

Statutes and regulations cited

Criminal Code
- s. 686(1)(b)(iii)