McRitchie v. The Queen

[1977] 2 SCR 600 Court SCC Decision date 1977-03-01 English

PartiesDonald McRitchie Appellant·Her Majesty The Queen Respondent

Counsel (4)

J. Richardson, for the appellant.
L.H. McDonald, Q.C., for the respondent.
Solicitors for the appellant: Oliver, Waldock & Richardson, Vancouver.
Solicitor for the respondent: D.S. Thorson, Ottawa.

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 British Columbia

Subjects Criminal law

Contents

The judgment of the Court was delivered orally by

THE CHIEF JUSTICE—We do not need to hear you, Mr. McDonald. We agree with the British Columbia Court of Appeal that there must be a new trial. The appeal is dismissed.

Appeal dismissed.

Solicitors for the appellant: Oliver, Waldock & Richardson, Vancouver.

Solicitor for the respondent: D.S. Thorson, Ottawa.