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22451

Robert Cunningham v. Her Majesty the Queen in Right of Canada, et al.

(Ontario) (Criminal) (By Leave)

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)
1997-09-09 Appeal closed
1993-07-23 Correspondence (sent by the Court) to, sent to Court of Appeal of Ontario, enclosing their record
1993-04-29 Copy of formal judgment being prepared, Gowling, Strathy & Henderson (Ottawa, ON)
1993-04-29 Copy of formal judgment being prepared, Deputy Attorney General of Canada (Ottawa, ON)
1993-04-29 Copy of formal judgment being prepared, The Deputy Attorney General of Canada (Ottawa, ON)
1993-04-29 Notice of deposit of judgment sent to all parties, Deputy Attorney General of Canada (Ottawa, ON) 1) Terrence Joyce, Q.C 2) John Edmond
1993-04-29 Notice of deposit of judgment sent to all parties, Gowling, Strathy & Henderson (Ottawa, ON)
1993-04-28 Formal judgment sent to the registrar of the court of appeal and all parties, Ontario (Toronto)
1993-04-22 Judgment on the appeal rendered, CJ LaF L'HD So G McL Ia, The appeal is dismissed
Dismissed, no order as to costs
1993-02-19 General proceeding, transcripts received and distributed to the judges (37 pages)
1993-01-29 Hearing of the appeal, 1993-01-29, CJ LaF L'HD So G McL Ia
Decision reserved
1993-01-27 Correspondence (sent by the Court) to, of R. Peter Napier to consent to the filing of the "Statistical Report"
1993-01-27 Correspondence (sent by the Court) to, of Terrence Joyce, Q.C. re Addendum III, Statistical Report of National Parole Board and Supplementary Authorities
1993-01-27 Supplemental document, ADDENDUM III TO RESPONDENT'S FACTUM 24 copies, with service Her Majesty the Queen in Right of Canada
1993-01-27 General proceeding, 24 copies of STATISTICAL REPORT OF THE NATIONAL PAROLE BOARD, with service Her Majesty the Queen in Right of Canada
1993-01-27 Supplemental document, AUTHORITIES 10 copies, with service Her Majesty the Queen in Right of Canada
1993-01-27 Appeal hearing scheduled, 1993-01-29
Decision reserved
1993-01-27 Correspondence (sent by the Court) to, from Dept. of Justice (Mr. Terrence Joyce, Q.C. and John B. Edmond will take no more than one hour in the hearing)
1993-01-27 Supplemental factum, 24 copies, with service Robert Cunningham
1992-12-04 Correspondence (sent by the Court) to, from Northwest Territories Justice; re: does not intend to participate in this matter
1992-12-01 Proof of service, of constitutional questions upon A.G. Canada
1992-11-20 Notice of constitutional question(s), With service Robert Cunningham
1992-11-17 Correspondence (sent by the Court) to, from R. Peter Napier; re: dates available for the hearing
1992-11-17 Order on motion to state a constitutional question, With service
1992-11-17 Order on motion to extend time, to state constitutional questions., with service
1992-11-12 Decision on the motion to state a constitutional question, for Constitutional Questions see file or Reg's red book#9 @p.39. Interventions are to be filed by Dec/18/1992, CJ
Granted, no order as to costs
1992-11-12 Hearing of the motion to state a constitutional question, 1992-11-12, for Constitutional Questions see file or Reg's red book#9 @p.39. Interventions are to be filed by Dec/18/1992, CJ
1992-11-12 Submission of motion to state a constitutional question, 1992-11-12, for Constitutional Questions see file or Reg's red book#9 @p.39. Interventions are to be filed by Dec/18/1992, CJ
1992-11-12 Decision on motion to extend time, to state Constitutional Questions,, CJ
Granted, no order as to costs
1992-11-12 Hearing of motion to extend time, 1992-11-12, to state Constitutional Questions,, CJ
1992-11-12 Submission of motion to extend time, 1992-11-12, to state Constitutional Questions,, CJ
1992-11-10 Motion to extend time, to state Constitutional Questions., with service Robert Cunningham
1992-11-10 Motion to state a constitutional question Robert Cunningham
1992-11-10 General proceeding, transcripts received (66 pages)(DISTRIBUTED TO THE JUDGES ON THE BENCH ON THE RE-HEARING ON 29-01-93)
1992-11-04 Judgment on the appeal rendered
Traversed, no order as to costs
1992-11-04 Hearing of the appeal, 1992-11-04
Adjourned
1992-11-03 Correspondence (sent by the Court) to, from Terrence Joyce, Q.C.; re: the counsel will not be more than one hour in length
1992-11-02 Correspondence (sent by the Court) to, of Terrence Joyce, Q.C. along with the Addendum II dated November 2, 1992 re PAROLE ACT
1992-11-02 Supplemental document, ADDENDUM II TO RESPONDENT'S FACTUM 10 copies, with service Her Majesty the Queen in Right of Canada
1992-11-02 Book of authorities, SUPPLEMENTARY 10 copies, with service Robert Cunningham
1992-10-28 Correspondence (sent by the Court) to, from Dept. of Justice advising us that Terrence Joyce, Q.C. and John B. Edmond (respondents) will appear in this appeal
1992-10-28 Appeal court record, (accordeon)
1992-10-28 Correspondence (sent by the Court) to, (by fax) of R. Peter Napier to advise that the Supreme Court of Ontario (Trial) wants the Supreme Court of Canada to make the request for the file (#241)
1992-10-27 Correspondence (sent by the Court) to, of R. Peter Napier to request that a page irrelevant to the Appeal to be extracted of the Case on Appeal. This page is between pages 49 and 50
1992-10-21 Proof of service, of the notice of hearing (letter form), with service
1992-10-20 Supplemental document, 10 copies of authorities (JOINT with R02), with service Her Majesty the Queen in Right of Canada
1992-10-06 Notice of hearing, With service Robert Cunningham
1992-09-30 Appeal hearing scheduled, 1992-11-04
Adjourned
1992-09-30 Correspondence (sent by the Court) to, from R. Peter Napier; re: he will be appearing at the hearing of the appeal and will take one hour for arguments
1992-09-22 Notice of hearing, With service Robert Cunningham
1992-09-17 General proceeding, to note 24 copies of ADDENDA TO RESPONDENT'S FACTUM (re paragraph 42 and 43, p. 17 and 18) Her Majesty the Queen in Right of Canada
1992-06-29 Respondent's factum, 24 copies, with service Her Majesty the Queen in Right of Canada
1992-06-29 Appeal perfected for hearing, Session beginning on 1993-01-25
1992-06-08 Order on miscellaneous motion, permitting the filing of the appellants' factum in its present form contrary to rule 33(1)(c)
1992-06-05 Decision on miscellaneous motion, for an order to have the appellant's factum accepted in its present form because it does not comply with SCC rule 33(1), no marginal numbering., Reg
Granted, no order as to costs
1992-06-05 Hearing of miscellaneous motion, 1992-06-05, for an order to have the appellant's factum accepted in its present form because it does not comply with SCC rule 33(1), no marginal numbering., Reg
1992-06-05 Submission of miscellaneous motion, 1992-06-05, for an order to have the appellant's factum accepted in its present form because it does not comply with SCC rule 33(1), no marginal numbering., Reg
1992-06-03 Response to miscellaneous motion, to have the appellant's factum accepted in its present form; 2 copies Her Majesty the Queen in Right of Canada
1992-06-03 Affidavit, to have the factum accepted in its present form; 2 copies; Deborah Langford Robert Cunningham
1992-06-03 Notice of miscellaneous motion, to have the factum accepted in its present form; 2 copies Robert Cunningham
1992-05-04 Book of authorities, 10 copies of vol. I & II, with service Robert Cunningham
1992-05-04 Appellant's factum, 24 copies (motion to accept in its present form namely without lines numbered requested), with service Robert Cunningham
1992-03-18 Certified casebook Robert Cunningham
1992-03-03 Case on appeal, 23 copies, with service Robert Cunningham
1991-12-19 Close file on Leave
1991-12-10 Order granting leave to appeal, With service
1991-12-04 Notice of appeal, With service Robert Cunningham
1991-11-14 Notice of deposit of judgment issued to all parties, Gowling, Strathy & Henderson (Ottawa,ON)
1991-11-14 Notice of deposit of judgment issued to all parties, John Edmond c/o Dept. of Justice (Ott,ON)
1991-11-14 Judgment of the Court on the application for leave to appeal, CJ So McL, The application for leave to appeal is granted.
Granted, no order as to costs
1991-11-14 Hearing of the application for leave to appeal, 1991-11-14, CJ So McL
1991-11-14 All materials on application for leave submitted to the Judges, 1991-11-14, CJ So McL
1991-07-16 All materials on application for leave submitted to the Judges, CJ So McL
1991-05-13 Respondent's response on the application for leave to appeal, 5 copies, with service Her Majesty the Queen in Right of Canada
1991-05-08 General proceeding, 5 copies of page 60(a) that was missing in motion book Robert Cunningham
1991-04-23 $30.00 filing fee, #19483 Robert Cunningham
1991-04-23 Book of authorities, 5 copies, with service Robert Cunningham
1991-04-23 Application for leave to appeal, 5 copies (EXTENSION OF TIME INCLUDED IN MOTION BOOK), with service, Completed on: 1991-04-23 Robert Cunningham

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
Cunningham, Robert Applicant Active

v.

Main parties - Respondents
Name Role Status
Her Majesty the Queen in Right of Canada Respondent Active
Warden of Kingston Penitentiary Respondent Active

Counsel

Party: Cunningham, Robert

Counsel
R. Peter Napier
306 - 303 BAGOT ST LASALLE MEWS
PO BOX 2278 STN MAIN
KINGSTON, Ontario
K7L 5J9
Telephone: (613) 531-8897
FAX: (613) 531-9022
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: Her Majesty the Queen in Right of Canada

Counsel
Terrence Joyce, Q.C.
John B. Edmond
Attorney General of Canada
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
239 WELLINGTON ST
OTTAWA, Ontario
K1A 0H8
Telephone: (613) 957-4826

Party: Warden of Kingston Penitentiary

Counsel
John B. Edmond
Attorney General of Canada
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
239 WELLINGTON ST
OTTAWA, Ontario
K1A 0H8
Telephone: (613) 957-4828

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Lower court rulings

August 2, 1989
Supreme Court of Ontario

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Application for habeas corpus dismissed

October 18, 1990
Court of Appeal for Ontario

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Appeal dismissed

Memorandums of argument on application for leave to appeal

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Date modified: 2025-05-13