R. v. Fiddaoui
Leave to appeal was refused because the proposed appeal did not raise a question of law of importance to the administration of justice and lacked merit.
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- Citation
- 2018 ONCA 759
- Parties
- Respondent: Her Majesty the Queen; Applicant/appellant: George Fiddaoui
- Court
- Court of Appeal for Ontario
- Jurisdiction
- Canada
- Judgment Date
- 20 September 2018
- Procedural Posture
- Criminal / Leave to Appeal Application
- Outcome
- Leave to appeal refused.
- Legal Topics
- Leave to Appeal, Merits of Appeal, Administration of Justice Question
- Source Language
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Parties
Her Majesty the Queen
Respondent
George Fiddaoui
Applicant/appellant
Procedural Posture
Criminal / Leave to Appeal Application
Legal Issues
- 1 Whether the proposed appeal raises a question of law of importance to the administration of justice
- 2 Whether the merits of the proposed appeal are sufficiently strong to warrant leave to appeal
- 3 Whether there is any merit to the proposed appeal
Ratio Decidendi
Leave to appeal was refused because the proposed appeal did not raise a question of law of importance to the administration of justice and lacked merit.
Court Disposition
Leave to appeal refused.
Orders
- Leave to appeal refused.
Full Case Text
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R. v. Fiddaoui Collection Decisions of the Court of Appeal Date 2018-09-20 Neutral citation 2018 ONCA 759 Docket numbers C62653 Judges Strathy, George R.; Doherty, David H.; Roberts, Lois B. Subject Criminal Decision Content COURT OF APPEAL FOR ONTARIO CITATION: R. v. Fiddaoui, 2018 ONCA 759 DATE: 20180918 DOCKET: C62653 Strathy C.J.O., Doherty and Roberts JJ.A. BETWEEN Her Majesty the Queen Respondent and George Fiddaoui Applicant/Appellant Grzegorz Dorsz, for the appellant Carmen Elmasry, for the respondent Heard: September 17, 2018 On appeal from the decision of the Summary Convictions Appeal Court dated August 15, 2016 by Justice Robert Pelletier of the Superior Court of Justice, dismissing the appeal from the conviction entered on October 21, 2014 by Justice Jean G. Legault of the Ontario Court of Justice. APPEAL BOOK ENDORSEMENT [1] We agree with the concession that the proposed appeal does not raise a question of law of importance to the administration of justice. [2] We do not agree, however, that the merits of the proposed appeal are sufficiently strong to warrant granting leave to appeal. Indeed, we are not satisfied there is any merit on the proposed appeal. [3] Leave to appeal is refused.