R. v. D., (1982) 34 A.R. 503 (CA)

• Judge: McGillivray, C.J.A., Laycraft and Kerans, JJ.A.
• Court: Court of Appeal (Alberta)
• Case Date: January 27, 1982
• Jurisdiction: Alberta
• Citations: (1982), 34 A.R. 503 (CA)

R. v. D. (1982), 34 A.R. 503 (CA)

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R. v. D.

(No. 13918)

Indexed As: R. v. D.

Alberta Court of Appeal

McGillivray, C.J.A., Laycraft and Kerans, JJ.A.

January 27, 1982.

Summary:

The Crown sought leave to appeal a sentence of a fine of $500.00 and probation for one year imposed upon the respondent for attempted theft of an automobile on the ground that the Provincial Court judge wrongly interrupted s. 28 of the Provincial Court Act, S.A. 1971, c. 86, when it refused to hear the respondents juvenile record without the written consent of the Attorney General.

The Alberta Court of Appeal granted leave to appeal. The court held that the juvenile record may be disclosed to a criminal court without the consent of the Attorney General.

Criminal Law - Topic 5842

Sentencing - Considerations on imposing sentence - Previous criminal offences - Juvenile record - The Alberta Court of Appeal held that s. 28 of the Provincial Court Act, S.A. 1971, c. 86, did not prohibit a criminal court from hearing a juvenile record without the written consent of the Attorney General - See paragraph 26.

Cases Noticed:

R. v. Beacon and Modney (1976), 31 C.C.C.(2d) 56, consd. [para. 11].

Re Public Utilities Act (1965), 56 W.W.R.(N.S.) 725, consd. [para. 14].

McDonald et al. v. Attorney General for Alberta et al. (1968), 66 W.W.R.(N.S.) 111, consd. [para. 14].

Marshall v. R., 129 C.C.C. 232, consd. [para. 15].

R. v. LeBlanc (1972), 21 C.R.N.S. 160, consd. [para. 16].

Morris v. R. (1978), 23 N.R. 109; 43 C.C.C.(2d) 129, consd. [para. 19].

Attorney General for Ontario v. Reciprocal Insurers, [1924] A.C. 328, consd. [para. 22].

Reference as to the Validity of Section 31 of the Municipal District Act Amendment Act, 1941, being Chapter 53 of The Statutes of Alberta, 1941, [1943] S.C.R. 295, consd. [para. 23].

McKay v. R., [1965] S.C.R. 798, consd. [para. 24].

Re C.A.W., 25 Chitty's L.J. 204, consd. [para. 25].

Statutes Noticed:

Provincial Court Act, S.A. 1971, c. 86, sect. 28 [paras. 4, 5, 12, 19, 20, 26, 27, 28, 31]; sect. 26, sect. 27 [paras. 27, 28].

Juvenile Court Act, R.S.A. 1970, c. 195, sect. 14 [para. 12].

Juvenile Delinquents Act, R.S.C. 1970, c. J-3, sect. 9 [para. 25].

Authors and Works Noticed:

Hogg, Constitutional Law of Canada, p. 90 [para. 18].

Maxwell on the Interpretation of Statutes [para. 24].

Counsel:

B. Duncan, for the Crown (appellant);

W. Pieschel, for the respondent.

This case was heard before McGILLIVRAY, C.J.A., LAYCRAFT and KERANS, JJ.A., of the Alberta Court of Appeal.

On January 27, 1982, McGILLIVRAY, C.J.A., delivered the judgment for the Court of Appeal.