R. v. Couvieau
The court dismissed the appeal as abandoned because the appellant expressly informed the court he wished to abandon his appeal against conviction and sentence.
Source-derived case information.
- Citation
- 2018 ONCA 1036
- Parties
- Respondent: Her Majesty the Queen; Appellant: Joseph Couvieau
- Court
- Court of Appeal for Ontario
- Jurisdiction
- Canada
- Judgment Date
- 13 December 2018
- Procedural Posture
- Criminal / Appeal Abandonment
- Outcome
- Appeal dismissed as abandoned.
- Legal Topics
- Appeal, Abandonment of Appeal, Conviction, Sentence
- Source Language
- en
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Parties
Her Majesty the Queen
Respondent
Joseph Couvieau
Appellant
Procedural Posture
Criminal / Appeal Abandonment
Legal Issues
- 1 Whether to dismiss an appeal following the appellant's express abandonment
- 2 Appeal against conviction and sentence
Ratio Decidendi
The court dismissed the appeal as abandoned because the appellant expressly informed the court he wished to abandon his appeal against conviction and sentence.
Court Disposition
Appeal dismissed as abandoned.
Orders
- Appeal dismissed as abandoned.
Full Case Text
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R. v. Couvieau Collection Decisions of the Court of Appeal Date 2018-12-13 Neutral citation 2018 ONCA 1036 Docket numbers C65663 Judges Feldman, Kathryn N.; MacPherson, James C.; Nordheimer, Ian V.B. Subject Criminal Decision Content COURT OF APPEAL FOR ONTARIO CITATION: R. v. Couvieau, 2018 ONCA 1036 DATE: 20181213 DOCKET: C65663 Feldman, MacPherson and Nordheimer JJ.A. BETWEEN Her Majesty the Queen Respondent and Joseph Couvieau Appellant Brian Snell, duty counsel Andrew Hotke, for the respondent Heard: December 11, 2018 APPEAL BOOK ENDORSEMENT [1] Mr. Couvieau advised the court that he wants to abandon his appeal against conviction and sentence. Appeal is dismissed as abandoned.