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19220

Lawrence Wilburn Corbett v. Her Majesty the Queen

(British Columbia) (Criminal) (As of Right)

Docket

Judgments on applications for leave to appeal are rendered by the Court, but are not necessarily unanimous.

List of proceedings
Date Proceeding Filed By
(if applicable)
1988-08-19 Copy of formal judgment being prepared, John E. Hall (A.G. of B.C.), (Vancouver,BC)
1988-08-19 Copy of formal judgment being prepared, Young & Co. (Van,BC)
1988-08-18 Formal judgment sent to the registrar of the court of appeal and all parties, (Vancouver,BC)
1988-08-05 General proceeding, to note records returned to Reg (Van,BC)
1988-07-05 Correspondence (sent by the Court) to, advising of judgment sent to REg (Vancouver,BC)
1988-05-26 Judgment on the appeal rendered, CJ B E McI La LeD LaF
Dismissed, no order as to costs
1987-03-02 Hearing of the appeal, 1987-03-02, CJ B E McI La LeD LaF
Decision reserved
1987-02-25 Appeal hearing scheduled, 1987-03-02
Decision reserved
1987-02-25 Intervener's factum, With service Attorney General of Canada
1987-02-23 Intervener's factum, With service Attorney General of Canada
1987-02-23 Intervener's factum, 21 copies Attorney General of Canada
1987-02-17 Intervener's factum, 21 copies, with service Attorney General for Ontario
1987-02-06 Intervener's factum, 22 copies, with service Attorney General of Saskatchewan
1987-01-22 Notice of withdrawal, With service Attorney General of Quebec
1987-01-20 Notice of withdrawal Attorney General of Quebec
1987-01-06 Correspondence (sent by the Court) to
1986-12-29 Intervener's factum, 21 copies, with service Attorney General of Alberta
1986-10-21 Book of authorities Lawrence Wilburn Corbett
1986-10-15 Correspondence (sent by the Court) to
1986-07-14 Service
1986-05-08 Respondent's factum, 12 copies, with service Her Majesty the Queen
1986-02-28 General proceeding, to note order (Re: Motion to quash ground #3 of the appeal filed) Her Majesty the Queen
1985-10-31 Decision on the motion to quash the appeal, CJ McI La W LeD
Granted, no order as to costs
1985-10-28 Hearing of the motion to quash, 1985-10-28, CJ McI La W LeD
Decision reserved
1985-10-28 Submission of motion to quash, 1985-10-28, CJ McI La W LeD
Decision reserved
1985-10-21 Motion to quash, 9 copies Her Majesty the Queen
1985-10-15 Motion to quash, (served copy) Her Majesty the Queen
1985-10-09 Correspondence (sent by the Court) to, dated Oct 08/85 (Re: Video)
1985-10-04 Correspondence (sent by the Court) to, dated Sept 30/85 (Re: Video)
1985-09-16 General proceeding, to note consent to adjournment to Oct 28/85 Lawrence Wilburn Corbett
1985-09-10 Correspondence (sent by the Court) to, dated Aug 30/85 (Re: Proof of servie of Casebook)
1985-09-06 Correspondence (sent by the Court) to, dated Sept 06/85 (Re: Re-scheduling the motion to Oct 28/85)
1985-08-29 Appeal perfected for hearing, Session beginning on 1985-09-30
1985-08-28 Response to the motion to quash, (1 copy) Lawrence Wilburn Corbett
1985-08-28 Appeal court record
1985-08-27 Motion to quash, 4 copies (same as above) Her Majesty the Queen
1985-08-26 Motion to quash, , 5 copies (Re: Denying A01 leave to advance ground #3 of his appeal), with service Her Majesty the Queen
1985-08-22 Correspondence (sent by the Court) to, dated Aug 30/85 to Hughes & Hughes
1985-08-20 Appellant's factum, (served copy), with service Lawrence Wilburn Corbett
1985-07-25 Appellant's factum, 21 copies Lawrence Wilburn Corbett
1985-03-25 Notice of intervention respecting a constitutional question Attorney General of Quebec
1985-03-22 Notice of intervention respecting a constitutional question, With service Attorney General of Canada
1985-03-20 Notice of intervention respecting a constitutional question, With service Attorney General of Saskatchewan
1985-03-20 Notice of intervention respecting a constitutional question Attorney General for Ontario
1985-03-18 Notice of intervention respecting a constitutional question, With service Attorney General of Alberta
1985-03-15 Case on appeal, 21 copies vols. 1 to 5 Lawrence Wilburn Corbett
1985-03-07 Order on motion to extend time to serve and/or file notice of appeal
1985-02-27 Order on motion to state a constitutional question
1985-02-20 Decision on the motion to state a constitutional question, CJ
Granted, no order as to costs
1985-02-20 Hearing of the motion to state a constitutional question, 1985-02-20, CJ
1985-02-20 Submission of motion to state a constitutional question, 1985-02-20, CJ
1985-02-20 Decision on motion to extend time to serve and/or file notice of appeal, CJ
Granted, no order as to costs
1985-02-20 Hearing of motion to extend time to serve and/or file notice of appeal, 1985-02-20, CJ
1985-02-20 Submission of motion to extend time to serve and/or file notice of appeal submitted, 1985-02-20, CJ
1985-02-14 Correspondence (sent by the Court) to, dated Feb 14/85 enclosing C/A reasons.
1985-02-08 Response to the motion to state a constitutional question Her Majesty the Queen
1985-02-08 Response to motion to extend time to serve and/or file notice of appeal Her Majesty the Queen
1985-02-08 Affidavit Lawrence Wilburn Corbett
1985-02-08 Motion to state a constitutional question, With service Lawrence Wilburn Corbett
1985-02-08 Motion to extend the time to serve and/or file the notice of appeal, With service Lawrence Wilburn Corbett
1985-02-08 Notice of appeal, With service Lawrence Wilburn Corbett

Parties

Please note that in the case of closed files, the “Status” column reflects the status of the parties at the time of the proceedings. For more information about the proceedings and about the dates when the file was open, please consult the docket of the case in question.

Main parties

Main parties - Appellants
Name Role Status
Corbett, Lawrence Wilburn Applicant Active

v.

Main parties - Respondents
Name Role Status
Her Majesty the Queen Respondent Active

Other parties

Other parties
Name Role Status
Attorney General of Canada Intervener Active
Attorney General for Ontario Intervener Active
Attorney General of Quebec Intervener Active
Attorney General of Alberta Intervener Active
Attorney General of Saskatchewan Intervener Active

Counsel

Party: Corbett, Lawrence Wilburn

Counsel
Kenneth G. Young
811 DRAKE ST
VANCOUVER, British Columbia
V6Z 1C1
Telephone: (604) 669-5005
Agent
Kenneth A. Young
Hughes & Hughes
604 - 225 METCALFE ST
Ottawa, Ontario
K2P 1P9
Telephone: (613) 563-1131
FAX: (613) 230-8297

Party: Her Majesty the Queen

Counsel
John E. Hall, Q.C.
DuMoulin Black
595 HOWE ST
10TH FL
VANCOUVER, British Columbia
V6C 2T5
Telephone: (604) 687-1224
Agent
W.G. Burke-Robertson, Q.C.
Burke-Robertson
70 Gloucester St
Ottawa, Ontario
K2P 0A2
Telephone: (613) 236-9665
FAX: (613) 235-4430

Party: Attorney General of Canada

Counsel
Douglas J.A. Rutherford, Q.C.
S.R. Fainstein, Q.C.
Attorney General of Canada
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
239 WELLINGTON ST
OTTAWA, Ontario
K1A 0H8
Telephone: (613) 957-4888

Party: Attorney General for Ontario

Counsel
Howard F. Morton
Attorney General for Ontario
720 BAY ST
TORONTO, Ontario
M5G 2K1
Telephone: (416) 326-2220
Agent
Robert E. Houston., Q.C.
Burke-Robertson
70 Gloucester St
Ottawa, Ontario
K2P 0A2
Telephone: (613) 566-2058
FAX: (613) 235-4430

Party: Attorney General of Quebec

Counsel
Jacques Gauvin
Procureur général du Québec
1200 RTE DE L'ÉGLISE
5e ÉTAGE
STE-FOY, Quebec
G1V 4M1
Telephone: (418) 643-4090
Agent
Robert Décary, c.r.
Noël et Associés, s.e.n.c.r.l.
111, rue Champlain
Hull, Quebec
J8X 3R1
Telephone: (819) 771-7393
FAX: (819) 771-5397

Party: Attorney General of Alberta

Counsel
William Henkel, Q.C.
William Hershal, Q.C.
Attorney General of Alberta
9833 - 109TH ST NW
EDMONTON, Alberta
T5K 2E8
Telephone: (403) 427-5032
Agent
Brian A. Crane, Q.C.
Gowling, Strathy & Henderson
2600 - 160 Elgin St
Box 466 Stn A
Ottawa, Ontario
K1N 8S3
Telephone: (613) 232-1781
FAX: (613) 563-9869

Party: Attorney General of Saskatchewan

Agent
Brian A. Crane, Q.C.
Gowling, Strathy & Henderson
2600 - 160 Elgin St
Box 466 Stn A
Ottawa, Ontario
K1N 8S3
Telephone: (613) 232-1781
FAX: (613) 563-9869

Summary

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Lower court rulings

April 21, 1983
Supreme Court of British Columbia

Not available

Conviction: Second degree murder

December 14, 1984
Court of Appeal for British Columbia (Vancouver)

CC830150

Appeal dismissed

Memorandums of argument on application for leave to appeal

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Date modified: 2025-05-13