R. v. Louis (R.), 2014 BCCA 436
| Judge | Kirkpatrick, J.A. |
| Court | Court of Appeal (British Columbia) |
| Case Date | November 04, 2014 |
| Jurisdiction | British Columbia |
| Citations | 2014 BCCA 436;(2014), 363 B.C.A.C. 187 (CA) |
R. v. Louis (R.) (2014), 363 B.C.A.C. 187 (CA);
624 W.A.C. 187
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Temp. Cite: [2014] B.C.A.C. TBEd. NO.032
Regina (respondent) v. Roderick Louis (appellant)
(CA041742; 2014 BCCA 436)
Indexed As: R. v. Louis (R.)
British Columbia Court of Appeal
Kirkpatrick, J.A.
November 12, 2014.
Summary:
The accused was convicted of harassment and sentenced to a 12 month recognizance. The recognizance had six conditions. The accused appealed, seeking an order dismissing the ruling that the complainant had reasonable grounds to fear him. Alternatively, he sought to vary the second and sixth conditions of the recognizance to permit limited contact with the complainant. The accused also filed a notice under the Constitutional Questions Act. The appeal was dismissed. The accused sought leave to appeal. He also asserted that he had an appeal as of right from the decision to deny his application to raise a constitutional question. The Crown applied to strike or quash those parts of the notice of appeal and application for leave to appeal the constitutional question issue.
The British Columbia Court of Appeal, per Kirkpatrick, J.A., dismissed the accused's application and allowed the Crown's application.
Courts - Topic 2286
Jurisdiction - Bars - Academic matters or moot issues - See paragraphs 44 to 46.
Criminal Law - Topic 7602
Summary conviction proceedings - Appeal to a court of appeal - Requirement of leave - See paragraphs 24 to 30.
Criminal Law - Topic 7607
Summary conviction proceedings - Appeal to a court of appeal - When available - General - See paragraphs 31 to 43.
Practice - Topic 8858
Appeals - Bar or loss of right of appeal - Moot issues - See paragraphs 44 to 46.
Practice - Topic 8862
Appeals - Quashing or dismissal of appeals - Grounds for - See paragraphs 24 to 30.
Cases Noticed:
R. v. Hardenstine (A.R.) (2008), 262 B.C.A.C. 87; 441 W.A.C. 87; 2008 BCCA 474, refd to. [para. 12].
R. v. Irwin (D.W.), [2013] B.C.T.C. Uned. 2100; 2013 BCSC 2100, refd to. [para. 16].
R. v. Winfield (P.A.) (2009), 273 B.C.A.C. 152; 461 W.A.C. 152; 2009 YKCA 9, refd to. [para. 17].
R. v. Gaudaur (N.J.) (2010), 286 B.C.A.C. 41; 484 W.A.C. 41; 2010 BCCA 157, refd to. [para. 18].
R. v. Meltzer and Laison, [1989] 1 S.C.R. 1764; 96 N.R. 391, refd to. [para. 23].
R. v. Chisholm (C.J.) (2012), 393 N.B.R.(2d) 198; 1017 A.P.R. 198; 2012 NBCA 79, refd to. [para. 25].
R. v. Wadhams (J.R.) (2014), 352 B.C.A.C. 194; 601 W.A.C. 194; 2014 BCCA 83, refd to. [para. 28].
R. v. R.N.-Z.M., [2005] O.T.C. 1088 (Sup. Ct.), refd to. [para. 33].
R. v. Chatur (A.M.) (2012), 320 B.C.A.C. 85; 543 W.A.C. 85; 2012 BCCA 163, refd to. [para. 36].
Borowski v. Canada (Attorney General), [1989] 1 S.C.R. 342; 92 N.R. 110; 75 Sask.R. 82, refd to. [para. 44].
Counsel:
The appellant appeared in person;
D.M. Layton, for the respondent.
This application was heard in Chambers at Vancouver, B.C., on November 4, 2014, by Kirkpatrick, J.A., of the British Columbia Court of Appeal, who delivered the following judgment on November 12, 2014.
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