R v Wowk, 2020 ABCA 34

JudgeHonourable Madam Justice Sheila Greckol
Citation2020 ABCA 34
Date29 January 2020
CourtCourt of Appeal (Alberta)
Docket Number2003-0005-A
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3 practice notes
  • R v Carter,
    • Canada
    • Court of Appeal (Alberta)
    • September 26, 2022
    ...required for release pending a sentence appeal. The applicant must satisfy these criteria on a balance of probabilities: R v Wowk, 2020 ABCA 34 at para 19, citing R v Fox, 2000 ABCA 257 at para [7]               This Cour......
  • R v Hirsch,
    • Canada
    • Court of Appeal (Alberta)
    • November 25, 2022
    ...proposed grounds of appeal raise some arguable point that the sentence is unfit or that the grounds are not frivolous: R v Wowk, 2020 ABCA 34 [Wowk] at para 17. The Crown concedes Mr Hirsch’s application passes the “low threshold” of the “not ......
  • R v Couturier,
    • Canada
    • Court of Appeal (Alberta)
    • June 1, 2021
    ...their proposed grounds of appeal raise some arguable point that the sentence is unfit or that the grounds are not frivolous: R v Wowk, 2020 ABCA 34 at para 17 [Wowk]. Despite my concerns with the merits of the intended appeal, the “low threshold” at this stage militates in fav......
4 cases
  • R v Wessel,
    • Canada
    • Court of Appeal (Alberta)
    • November 20, 2023
    ...Appeal Rules, SI/2018-34, r 16.25(2). The threshold for leave to appeal is low – the grounds raised are not frivolous: R v Wowk, 2020 ABCA 34 at para 17. As discussed below, the threshold for judicial interim release is 8 Under s 679(4) of the Criminal Code, an applicant for judicial......
  • R v Carter,
    • Canada
    • Court of Appeal (Alberta)
    • September 26, 2022
    ...required for release pending a sentence appeal. The applicant must satisfy these criteria on a balance of probabilities: R v Wowk, 2020 ABCA 34 at para 19, citing R v Fox, 2000 ABCA 257 at para [7]               This Cour......
  • R v Hirsch,
    • Canada
    • Court of Appeal (Alberta)
    • November 25, 2022
    ...proposed grounds of appeal raise some arguable point that the sentence is unfit or that the grounds are not frivolous: R v Wowk, 2020 ABCA 34 [Wowk] at para 17. The Crown concedes Mr Hirsch’s application passes the “low threshold” of the “not ......
  • R v Couturier,
    • Canada
    • Court of Appeal (Alberta)
    • June 1, 2021
    ...their proposed grounds of appeal raise some arguable point that the sentence is unfit or that the grounds are not frivolous: R v Wowk, 2020 ABCA 34 at para 17 [Wowk]. Despite my concerns with the merits of the intended appeal, the “low threshold” at this stage militates in fav......

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