R. v. Lawson, (1991) 1 B.C.A.C. 204 (CA)
| Judge | Locke, J.A. |
| Court | Court of Appeal (British Columbia) |
| Case Date | June 14, 1991 |
| Jurisdiction | British Columbia |
| Citations | (1991), 1 B.C.A.C. 204 (CA) |
R. v. Lawson (1991), 1 B.C.A.C. 204 (CA);
1 W.A.C. 204
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Regina (respondent) v. Kenneth Craig Lawson (appellant)
(Nos. CA013667; VI01411)
Indexed As: R. v. Lawson
British Columbia Court of Appeal
Locke, J.A.
June 14, 1991.
Summary:
The accused appealed a fraud conviction. He applied for a continuation of bail pending the appeal under s. 679 of the Criminal Code.
The British Columbia Court of Appeal dismissed the bail continuation application.
Criminal Law - Topic 3310
Compelling appearance, detention and release - Interim release or detention of accused pending trial or appeal - Release pending appeal - The accused was convicted of fraud - After conviction he moved for a mistrial, arguing that the Crown withheld information from the defence - The trial judge refused to grant a mistrial - The accused appealed, arguing that the trial judge erred in not granting the mistrial - He sought to continue his bail pending the appeal pursuant to s. 679 of the Criminal Code - The British Columbia Court of Appeal refused to continue bail pending the appeal, where the appeal had no reasonable chance of success and the bail continuation application was frivolous in the legal sense.
Criminal Law - Topic 4631
Procedure - Mistrials - General - The British Columbia Court of Appeal discussed when a mistrial would be granted - See paragraphs 7 to 14.
Cases Noticed:
R. v. Young (1984), 3 O.A.C. 254; 13 C.C.C.(3d) 1 (C.A.), refd to. [paras. 8, 11, 14].
Re Cunliffe and Bledsoe and the Law Society of British Columbia (1984), 11 D.L.R.(4th) 280 (B.C.C.A.), refd to. [para. 10].
R. v. Hargraves (1982), 69 C.C.C.(2d) 380 (Ont. C.A.), refd to. [para. 10].
R. v. Dobson (1987), 22 O.A.C. 119; 38 C.C.C.(3d) 434 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 11].
R. v. D. (T.C.) - see R. v. Dobson.
R. v. Jewitt (1985), 61 N.R. 159; 21 C.C.C.(3d) 7 (S.C.C.), refd to. [paras. 11, 14].
R. v. Jassman (1975), 27 C.C.C.(2d) 271 (B.C. Crim.Ct.), refd to. [para. 12].
R. v. Reinson (1973), 16 C.C.C.(2d) 415, refd to. [para. 12].
R. v. LeBlanc (1990), 75 C.R.(3d) 395 (Ont. H.C.J.), refd to. [paras. 13, 24].
R. v. Wood (1989), 33 O.A.C. 260 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 13].
R. v. Keyowski (1988), 83 N.R. 296; 65 Sask.R. 122; 40 C.C.C.(3d) 371 (S.C.C.), refd to. [para. 14].
United States v. Bagley (1963), 10 L. Ed. 2d 215, refd to. [para. 17].
R. v. Eagles (1989), 88 N.S.R.(2d) 337; 225 A.P.R. 337; 47 C.C.C.(3d) 129 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 18].
Statutes Noticed:
Criminal Code, R.S.C. 1985, c. C-46, sect. 679 [para. 1 et seq.].
Counsel:
D. Lyon, for the appellant;
R. Mulligan, for the Crown on the VI01411 appeal;
M. Carstairs, for the Crown on the CA013667 appeal.
This application was heard in Vancouver, B.C., in chambers, before Locke, J.A., of the British Columbia Court of Appeal, who delivered orally the following decision on June 14, 1991.
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