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Fotti v. The Queen

[1980] 1 SCR 589 Court SCC Decision date 1980-02-07 English

PartiesRobert Nick Fotti Appellant·Her Majesty The Queen Respondent

Counsel (4)
R.H.G. Flett, for the appellant.
J.G.B. Dangerfield, for the respondent.
Solicitors for the appellant: Ai kins, MacAulay & Thorvaldson, Winnipeg.
Solicitor for the respondent: Attorney-General of Manitoba, Winnipeg.

Judges Martland, Ronald; Ritchie, Roland Almon; Pigeon, Louis-Philippe; Beetz, Jean; Chouinard, Julien

Delivered by Judgment of the Court — BEETZ J.

On appeal from Manitoba

Subjects Criminal law

Contents

Judgment of the Court — BEETZ J.

The judgment of the Court was delivered by

BEETZ J.—After a trial without a jury, appellant was acquitted by the County Court on a charge of dangerous driving under s. 233(4) of the Criminal Code. His acquittal was set aside by the Manitoba Court of Appeal and a conviction entered, O’Sullivan J.A. dissenting.
The judgment of the Court of Appeal is conveniently reported: Regina v. Fotti
I find myself in agreement with the reasons of Matas J.A., concurred in by Freedman C.J.M. and Guy J.A., to which I have nothing useful to add.
The appeal must be dismissed.
Appeal dismissed.
[Page 590]
Solicitors for the appellant: Ai kins, MacAulay & Thorvaldson, Winnipeg.
Solicitor for the respondent: Attorney-General of Manitoba, Winnipeg.

Footnotes

  1. [1] [1979] 1 W.W.R. 652, 45 C.C.C (2d) 353.

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