R. v. Robson
The Court refused leave because the case did not present a novel or unsettled question of entrapment law and there was no apparent merit to a further appeal.
Source-derived case information.
- Citation
- 2015 ONCA 634
- Parties
- Respondent: Her Majesty the Queen; Appellant: Andrew Robson
- Court
- Court of Appeal for Ontario
- Jurisdiction
- Canada
- Judgment Date
- 21 September 2015
- Procedural Posture
- Criminal / Application for Leave to Appeal to Court of Appeal (refused)
- Outcome
- Leave to appeal refused.
- Legal Topics
- Entrapment, Leave to Appeal, Appeal From Conviction and Sentence
- Source Language
- en
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Parties
Her Majesty the Queen
Respondent
Andrew Robson
Appellant
Procedural Posture
Criminal / Application for Leave to Appeal to Court of Appeal (refused)
Legal Issues
- 1 Whether leave to appeal should be granted
- 2 Whether the facts raised a novel entrapment issue requiring appellate review
- 3 Whether the conviction and sentence raised questions of law or public importance
Ratio Decidendi
The Court refused leave because the case did not present a novel or unsettled question of entrapment law and there was no apparent merit to a further appeal.
Court Disposition
Leave to appeal refused.
Orders
- Leave to appeal refused.
Full Case Text
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R. v. Robson Collection Decisions of the Court of Appeal Date 2015-09-21 Neutral citation 2015 ONCA 634 Docket numbers C58289 Judges Doherty, David H.; Tulloch, Michael H.; Huscroft, Grant Subject Criminal Decision Content COURT OF APPEAL FOR ONTARIO CITATION: R. v. Robson, 2015 ONCA 634 DATE: 20150918 DOCKET: C58289 Doherty, Tulloch and Huscroft JJ.A. BETWEEN Her Majesty the Queen Respondent and Andrew Robson Appellant Richard Niman, for the appellant Lisa Mathews, for the respondent Heard: September 17, 2015 On appeal from the decision of Justice James W. Sloan of the Superior Court of Justice, dated January 7, 2014, dismissing the appeal from the conviction of Justice J.E. LeRoy of the Ontario Court of Justice, dated December 4, 2012 and the sentence imposed on January 25, 2013. APPEAL BOOK ENDORSEMENT [1] We do not accept that the unusual fact situation of this case requires this court to grant leave. The law of entrapment is well settled. Its application to these facts is not controversial. The merit of a further appeal is not apparent to this court. [2] Leave to appeal refused.