R. v. Regan
Because the appellant sought an adjournment after prior endorsements and communications and then declined to make any submissions, the court properly denied the adjournment and dismissed the appeal and all related motions.
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- Citation
- 2020 ONCA 567
- Parties
- Respondent: Her Majesty the Queen; Appellant: James Regan
- Court
- Court of Appeal for Ontario
- Jurisdiction
- Canada
- Judgment Date
- 10 September 2020
- Procedural Posture
- Criminal / Appeal From Convictions and Sentence; Consideration of Adjournment Request and S.684 Motion
- Outcome
- Appeal and all related motions dismissed; adjournment denied
- Legal Topics
- Adjournment, Self Represented Litigant, Appeal Dismissal, Section 684 Motion
- Source Language
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Parties
Her Majesty the Queen
Respondent
James Regan
Appellant
Procedural Posture
Criminal / Appeal From Convictions and Sentence; Consideration of Adjournment Request and S.684 Motion
Legal Issues
- 1 Whether to grant adjournment for appellant to retain counsel
- 2 Whether appeal should be dismissed when appellant declines to make submissions
- 3 Disposition of related s.684 motion
Ratio Decidendi
Because the appellant sought an adjournment after prior endorsements and communications and then declined to make any submissions, the court properly denied the adjournment and dismissed the appeal and all related motions.
Court Disposition
Appeal and all related motions dismissed; adjournment denied
Orders
- Adjournment denied
- Appeal dismissed
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R. v. Regan Collection Decisions of the Court of Appeal Date 2020-09-10 Neutral citation 2020 ONCA 567 Docket numbers C67590, M51435 Judges MacPherson, James C.; Miller, Bradley; Coroza, Steve A. Subject Criminal Decision Content COURT OF APPEAL FOR ONTARIO CITATION: R. v. Regan, 2020 ONCA 567 DATE: 20200909 DOCKET: C67590 & M51435 (C67590) MacPherson, Miller and Coroza JJ.A. BETWEEN Her Majesty the Queen Respondent and James Regan Appellant James Regan, acting in person Andrew Hotke, for the respondent Heard: September 8, 2020 by video conference On appeal from the convictions entered on June 24, 2019 and the sentence imposed on October 9, 2019 by Justice Rebecca Rutherford of the Ontario Court of Justice. APPEAL BOOK ENDORSEMENT [1] The appellant appeared in court in person and sought an adjournment to enable him to retain a lawyer. In light of the previous endorsements in this matter and the communications the appellant has received throughout the summer from this court, the request for an adjournment is denied. [2] The appellant then declined to make any submissions on his appeal. The appeal and all related motions (e.g. a s. 684 motion) is dismissed.