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40709
Victor Ramos v. His Majesty the King
(Ontario) (Criminal) (As of Right)
(Publication ban in case)
Docket
Judgments on applications for leave to appeal are rendered by the Court, but are not necessarily unanimous.
| Date | Proceeding | Filed By (if applicable) |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-12-11 | Appeal closed | |
| 2024-05-17 | Formal judgment sent to the registrar of the court of appeal and all parties | |
| 2024-05-17 | Judgment on appeal and notice of deposit of judgment sent to all parties | |
| 2024-05-17 |
Judgment on the appeal rendered, Ka Row Mar Ja Mor, The appeal from the judgment of the Court of Appeal for Ontario, Number C65434, 2023 ONCA 221, dated March 31, 2023, heard on February 13, 2024, is dismissed. Rowe and Jamal JJ. dissent. Dismissed |
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| 2024-02-29 |
Transcript received, Joint with 40701 59 pages |
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| 2024-02-13 | Judgment reserved OR rendered with reasons to follow | |
| 2024-02-13 | Hearing of the appeal, 2024-02-13, Ka Row Mar Ja Mor | |
| 2024-02-13 | General proceeding, (Letter Form), Case sensitivity questionnaire;, (Printed version filed on 2024-02-13) | His Majesty the King |
| 2024-02-13 | General proceeding, (Letter Form), Case sensitivity questionnaire, (Printed version filed on 2024-02-13) | Victor Ramos |
| 2024-02-09 | Certificate (on limitations to public access), (Letter Form), 23B-Condensed Book, (Printed version due on 2024-02-16) | Victor Ramos |
| 2024-02-09 | Appellant's condensed book, (Book Form), Joint with 40701, (Printed version due on 2024-02-16) | Victor Ramos |
| 2024-02-08 |
Respondent's condensed book, (Book Form), Joint with 40701 Proof of service missing, (Printed version due on 2024-02-15) |
His Majesty the King |
| 2024-01-17 | Notice of appearance, Jennifer Trehearne, Jennifer Epstein, and Samuel Greene will appear before the Court. Jennifer Trehearne will present oral argument. | His Majesty the King |
| 2024-01-15 | Notice of appearance, Richard Litkowski will appear before the Court. Richard Litkowski will present oral argument. | Victor Ramos |
| 2023-10-31 | Notice of hearing sent to parties | |
| 2023-10-31 | Appeal hearing scheduled, 2024-02-13 | |
| 2023-10-06 | Letter advising the parties of tentative hearing date and filing deadlines (Notice of appeal – As of right) | |
| 2023-09-05 |
Order on motion to extend time, (Joint with 40701) by Justice Kasirer (sent to parties by email) |
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| 2023-09-05 |
Decision on motion to extend time, Kas, UPON APPLICATION by the appellants for an order to extend the time to file their joint record to June 28, 2023, in the above matter; AND THE MATERIAL FILED having been read; IT IS HEREBY ORDERED THAT: The motion is granted. Granted |
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| 2023-09-05 | Submission of motion to extend time, Kas | |
| 2023-09-01 | Certificate (on limitations to public access), (Letter Form), 23B for Reply Factum , (Printed version filed on 2023-09-05) | Victor Ramos |
| 2023-09-01 | Reply factum on appeal, (Book Form), Completed on: 2023-09-06, (Printed version filed on 2023-09-05) | Victor Ramos |
| 2023-08-28 | Certificate (on limitations to public access), Amended 23B for appellants record | Victor Ramos |
| 2023-08-22 |
Certificate (on limitations to public access), (Letter Form), 23B - Motion for Extension of Time to file the appellants' joint record. , (Printed version due on 2023-08-29) |
Victor Ramos |
| 2023-08-22 |
Motion to extend time, (Book Form), To file the appellants' joint record. Joint with 40701 , Completed on: 2024-04-24, (Printed version filed on 2023-08-24) |
Victor Ramos |
| 2023-08-21 | Respondent's factum, (Book Form), Amended factum rec'd 01/17/2024, Completed on: 2023-08-25, (Printed version filed on 2023-08-24) | His Majesty the King |
| 2023-08-17 | Certificate (on limitations to public access), (Letter Form), 23B, (Printed version due on 2023-08-24) | His Majesty the King |
| 2023-08-17 |
Certificate (on limitations to public access), (Book Form), 23A , (Printed version due on 2023-08-24) |
His Majesty the King |
| 2023-08-14 |
Respondent's record, (Book Form), CD TAB 1: Video from Four Seasons TAB 2: PDF of Video from Opera House and Four Seasons TAB 4: Post Mortem Photo's Missing 23A & 23B (rec'd 2023-08-17), Completed on: 2023-08-17, (Electronic version filed on 2023-08-14) |
His Majesty the King |
| 2023-06-28 |
Appellant's record, (Book Form), Joint with 40701 Publication Ban CD Rec'd amended version of volume XI on 2023-08-14 Rec'd amended version of volume XVI on 2023-08-15, Completed on: 2023-07-07 |
Victor Ramos |
| 2023-06-26 | Certificate (on limitations to public access), Amended Form 23B (2023-08-28), (Printed version due on 2023-07-04) | Victor Ramos |
| 2023-06-26 | Certificate of counsel (attesting to record), (Letter Form), Certificate 24, (Printed version due on 2023-07-04) | Victor Ramos |
| 2023-06-26 | Certificate (on limitations to public access), (Letter Form), Form 23B, (Printed version due on 2023-07-04) | Victor Ramos |
| 2023-06-26 |
Appellant's factum, (Book Form), Joint Factum with 40701 , Completed on: 2023-06-28, (Printed version filed on 2023-06-28) |
Victor Ramos |
| 2023-05-04 | Letter acknowledging receipt of a notice of appeal, File opened on May 4th 2023 | |
| 2023-05-01 | Certificate (on limitations to public access), Form 23B, (Printed version due on 2023-05-08) | Victor Ramos |
| 2023-05-01 | Certificate (on limitations to public access), Form 23A, (Printed version due on 2023-05-08) | Victor Ramos |
| 2023-05-01 | Notice of appeal, Completed on: 2023-05-01, (Printed version filed on 2023-05-02) | Victor Ramos |
Parties
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Main parties
| Name | Role | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Ramos, Victor | Appellant | Active |
v.
| Name | Role | Status |
|---|---|---|
| His Majesty the King | Respondent | Active |
Counsel
Party: Ramos, Victor
Counsel
3035-3080 Yonge Street
Toronto, Ontario
M4N 3N1
Telephone: (416) 918-9300
Email: rlitkowski@slcriminallawyers.ca
Agent
100 - 340 Gilmour Street
Ottawa, Ontario
K2P 0R3
Telephone: (613) 695-8855 Ext: 102
FAX: (613) 695-8580
Email: tslade@supremeadvocacy.ca
Party: His Majesty the King
Counsel
Jennifer Epstein
Samuel Greene
Crown Law Office - Criminal
720 Bay Street, 10th Floor
Toronto, Ontario
M7A 2S9
Telephone: (416) 212-0893
FAX: (416) 326-4656
Email: Jennifer.trehearne@ontario.ca
Summary
Keywords
Criminal law — Charge to jury — Co-principal liability — Law of causation — Whether the trial judge erred by misdirecting the jury with respect to the “causation” element of unlawful act manslaughter — Whether the doctrine of “intervening act” applies in the context of a group assault — Criminal Code, s. 21(1)(a)<br>
Summary
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(Publication ban in case)
The appellant, Victor Ramos, along with other individuals, participated in two fights, the second of which resulted in the fatal stabbing of the victim. At the appellant’s trial for manslaughter, the Crown argued that the appellant was liable for manslaughter either as a co-principal with the man alleged to have stabbed the victim, or as an aider and abettor of the stabber. The jury found the appellant guilty. The appellant appealed the manslaughter conviction. He alleged, among other grounds of appeal, that the trial judge erred in his instructions to the jury on the law of causation with respect to co-principal liability. The majority of the Court of Appeal for Ontario dismissed the appeal. It concluded that read as a whole, the jury instructions accurately put the law of causation as it applied to the appellant. Paciocco J.A., dissenting, would have allowed the appeal, set aside the conviction and ordered a new trial. He found that the trial judge twice misdirected jurors by understating the standard of “reasonable foreseeability” they could use in determining whether the appellant’s unlawful act amounted to a “significant contributing cause” of the victim’s death.
Lower court rulings
Ontario Superior Court of Justice
C65434
Appellant found guilty of manslaughter.
Court of Appeal for Ontario
2023 ONCA 221, C65434
Appeal dismissed.
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