Lewis v. Director of Archambault Institution

[1977] 2 SCR 412 Court SCC Decision date 1977-06-21 English

PartiesHarry Lewis Appellant·The Director of Archambault Institution Respondent

Counsel (4)

Jay Rumanek, for the appellant.
Jack Waissman, for the respondent.
Solicitor for the appellant: Jay Rumanek, Montreal.
Solicitor for the respondent: Jack Waissman, Montreal.

Judges Laskin, Bora; Martland, Ronald; Judson, Wilfred; Ritchie, Roland Almon; Spence, Wishart Flett; Pigeon, Louis-Philippe; Dickson, Robert George Brian; Beetz, Jean; de Grandpré, Louis-Philippe

Delivered by Majority

On appeal from Quebec

Subjects Criminal law

Contents

The judgment of the Court was delivered orally by

THE CHIEF JUSTICE—We do not need to hear you, Mr. Waissman. We are all of the opinion that the accused, having been lawfully convicted and sentenced as shown by a certificate to that effect, is in lawful custody pursuant to what is now s. 13(7)(a) of the Penitentiaries Act, R.S.C. 1970, c. P-6. We are in agreement with the Quebec Court of Appeal, and this appeal is accordingly dismissed.

Appeal dismissed.

Solicitor for the appellant: Jay Rumanek, Montreal.

Solicitor for the respondent: Jack Waissman, Montreal.

Statutes and regulations cited

Unresolved citations
- s. 13(7)(a)