R. v. Salama
The appeal was dismissed as abandoned because the appellant took no steps to advance it for several years and could not be located despite efforts, warranting dismissal on the Crown's application.
Source-derived case information.
- Citation
- 2019 ONCA 594
- Parties
- Respondent: Her Majesty the Queen; Appellant: Ahmed Salama
- Court
- Court of Appeal for Ontario
- Jurisdiction
- Canada
- Judgment Date
- 11 July 2019
- Procedural Posture
- Criminal / Appeal Dismissed as Abandoned
- Outcome
- Dismissed as abandoned
- Legal Topics
- Abandonment, Dismissal for Delay, Failure to Prosecute
- Source Language
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Parties
Her Majesty the Queen
Respondent
Ahmed Salama
Appellant
Procedural Posture
Criminal / Appeal Dismissed as Abandoned
Legal Issues
- 1 Whether the appeal should be dismissed as abandoned due to the appellant's failure to advance the appeal and the inability to locate him after several years
Ratio Decidendi
The appeal was dismissed as abandoned because the appellant took no steps to advance it for several years and could not be located despite efforts, warranting dismissal on the Crown's application.
Court Disposition
Dismissed as abandoned
Orders
- The appeal is dismissed as abandoned.
Full Case Text
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R. v. Salama Collection Decisions of the Court of Appeal Date 2019-07-11 Neutral citation 2019 ONCA 594 Docket numbers C57820 Judges Rouleau, Paul S.; Tulloch, Michael H.; Fairburn, J. Michal Subject Criminal Decision Content COURT OF APPEAL FOR ONTARIO CITATION: R. v. Salama, 2019 ONCA 594 DATE: 20190710 DOCKET: C57820 Rouleau, Tulloch and Fairburn JJ.A. BETWEEN Her Majesty the Queen Respondent and Ahmed Salama Appellant No one appearing for the appellant Davin Garg, for the respondent Heard: July 9, 2019 On appeal from the conviction entered on September 4, 2013 by Justice James Ramsay of the Superior Court of Justice. APPEAL BOOK ENDORSEMENT [1] The appellant Mr. Salama has taken no steps to advance his appeal for several years. Despite efforts by the RCMP to locate him, he has yet to be found. Given the dated nature of the appeal, almost six years old, the Crown seeks to have it dismissed as abandoned. We agree. The appeal is therefore dismissed as abandoned.