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R. v. Sharma

[1991] 3 SCR 119 Court SCC Decision date 1991-10-01 Docket 21993 English

PartiesSneb Lata Sharma Appellant·Her Majesty The Queen Respondent·The Attorney General of Canada Intervener

Judges Lamer, Antonio; La Forest, Gérard V.; Sopinka, John; Gonthier, Charles Doherty; McLachlin, Beverley; Stevenson, William; Iacobucci, Frank

Decision 6–1 Majority (6) · Lamer C.J. (1)

On appeal from Ontario

Subjects Courts

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Majority

The judgment of the Court was delivered orally by

Lamer C.J.

Lamer C.J. -- In the appeal R. v. Sharma, on consent of both parties, and given the fact that the Ontario Court of Appeal was without jurisdiction to entertain the Crown appeal to that court, we allow the appeal, quash the order of the Court of Appeal, and restore the stay entered by the trial judge.
Judgment accordingly.
Solicitor for the appellant: Irwin Koziebrocki, Toronto.
Solicitor for the respondent: The Attorney General for Ontario, Toronto.
Solicitor for the intervener: John C. Tait, Ottawa.