Hawkins v. R.

[1980] 2 SCR 355 Court SCC Decision date 1980-10-07 English

PartiesBrian Middleton Hawkins (Plaintiff) Appellant·Her Majesty The Queen (Defendant) Respondent

Counsel (4)

Earl Glasner, for the appellant.
John A. Scollin, Q.C., and David L. Pomerant, for the respondent.
Solicitor for the appellant: Earl Glasner, Toronto.
Solicitor for the respondent: Roger Tassé, Ottawa.

Judges Laskin, Bora; Martland, Ronald; Ritchie, Roland Almon; Dickson, Robert George Brian; Beetz, Jean; Chouinard, Julien; Lamer, Antonio

Delivered by Judgment of the Court — LAMER J.

On appeal from Ontario

Subjects Criminal law

Contents

Judgment of the Court — LAMER J.

The judgment of the Court was delivered by

LAMER J.—I would dismiss this appeal. My reasons in support of that conclusion are to be found in the reasons I gave in considering the appeal of Hawkins’ accomplice, (Albert Peter Molis v. Her Majesty The Queen^[1]) which was decided concurrently with the case at bar.

Appeal dismissed.

Solicitor for the appellant: Earl Glasner, Toronto.

Solicitor for the respondent: Roger Tassé, Ottawa.

^[1] [1980] 2 S.C.R. 356, infra.

Footnotes

[1] [1980] 2 S.C.R. 356, infra.