Supreme Court Judgments

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R. v. Thompson

Collection Supreme Court Judgments
Date 1997-02-19
Report [1997] 1 SCR 311
Case number 25142
Judges Lamer, Antonio; La Forest, Gérard V.; L'Heureux-Dubé, Claire; Sopinka, John; Gonthier, Charles Doherty; Cory, Peter deCarteret; McLachlin, Beverley; Iacobucci, Frank; Major, John C.
On appeal from Manitoba
Subjects Criminal law
Notes SCC Case Information: 25142

Decision Content

R. v. Thompson, [1997] 1 S.C.R. 311

 

Kirk Blaine Thompson                                                                      Appellant

 

v.

 

Her Majesty The Queen                                                                   Respondent

 

Indexed as:  R. v. Thompson

 

File No.:  25142.

 

1997:  February 19.

 

Present:  Lamer C.J. and La Forest, L’Heureux‑Dubé, Sopinka, Gonthier, Cory, McLachlin, Iacobucci and Major JJ.

 

on appeal from the court of appeal for manitoba

 

Criminal law ‑‑ Committal for trial ‑‑ Accused committed to stand trial on charge of possession of marijuana for purposes of trafficking ‑‑ Sufficient evidence to commit to trial ‑‑ Certiorari denied.

 

APPEAL from a judgment of the Manitoba Court of Appeal, [1995] M.J. No. 538 (QL), affirming a decision of Nurgitz J. rendered January 23, 1995, dismissing the accused’s application for certiorari.  Appeal dismissed.

 

J. J. Gindin, for the appellant.

D. G. Frayer, Q.C., for the respondent.

 

//The Chief Justice//

 

The judgment of the Court was delivered orally by

 

1                 The Chief Justice ‑‑ We are all of the view that there is evidence sufficient to justify a committal.  Accordingly the appeal is dismissed.

 

Judgment accordingly.

 

Solicitors for the appellant:  Gindin, Wolson, Simmonds, Winnipeg.

 

Solicitor for the respondent:  George Thomson, Ottawa.

 

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