R. v. D. (G.C.), [1989] 2 S.C.R. 878
G.C.D. Appellant
v.
Her Majesty The Queen Respondent
Indexed as: R. v. D. (G.C.)
File No.: 20844.
1989: October 5.
Present: Wilson, Sopinka, Gonthier, Cory and McLachlin JJ.
on appeal from the court of appeal for ontario
Criminal law ‑‑ Appeal as of right ‑‑ Accused convicted of indecent assault ‑‑ Dissent in the Court of Appeal not on a question of law ‑‑ Appeal quashed.
APPEAL from a judgment of the Ontario Court of Appeal (1988), 27 O.A.C. 287, dismissing the accused's appeal from his conviction for indecent assault. Appeal quashed.
Peter M. Barr, for the appellant.
Lucy Cecchetto, for the respondent.
The judgment of the Court was delivered orally by
Wilson J. ‑‑ Having regard to the formal order of the Court of Appeal and, more particularly, the reasons for judgment of the Court of Appeal, this Court is of the view that the appeal does not raise a question of law and that the Court has accordingly no jurisdiction to entertain this appeal as of right.
The appeal is therefore quashed.
Judgment accordingly.
Solicitors for the appellant: Harris, Barr, St. Catharines.
Solicitor for the respondent: The Ministry of the Attorney General, Toronto.