R. v. McKay
The trial judge properly instructed himself on the law and his findings of fact were supported by the evidence; therefore the convictions for dangerous driving were reasonable and the appeal must be dismissed.
Source-derived case information.
- Citation
- C38770
- Parties
- Respondent: Her Majesty the Queen; Appellant: Leo McKay
- Court
- Court of Appeal for Ontario
- Jurisdiction
- Canada
- Judgment Date
- 22 July 2003
- Procedural Posture
- Criminal / Appeal From Conviction and Sentence (court of Appeal)
- Outcome
- Appeal dismissed.
- Legal Topics
- Dangerous Driving, Conviction, Appeal, Standard of Review
- Source Language
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Parties
Her Majesty the Queen
Respondent
Leo McKay
Appellant
Procedural Posture
Criminal / Appeal From Conviction and Sentence (court of Appeal)
Legal Issues
- 1 Whether the trial judge erred in law or made findings of fact unsupported by the evidence when convicting the appellant of dangerous driving
- 2 Whether the convictions for dangerous driving were unreasonable
Ratio Decidendi
The trial judge properly instructed himself on the law and his findings of fact were supported by the evidence; therefore the convictions for dangerous driving were reasonable and the appeal must be dismissed.
Court Disposition
Appeal dismissed.
Orders
- Appeal dismissed
- Convictions for dangerous driving and the sentence imposed are affirmed
Full Case Text
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R. v. McKay Collection Decisions of the Court of Appeal Date 2003-07-22 Docket numbers C38770 Judges Laskin, John Ivan; Moldaver, Michael James; Cronk, Eleanore Ann Subject Criminal Decision Content DATE: 20030722 DOCKET: C38770 COURT OF APPEAL FOR ONTARIO RE: HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN (Respondend) – and – LEO McKAY (Appellant) BEFORE: LASKIN, MOLDAVER and CRONK JJ.A. COUNSEL: Peter Connelly, for the appellant Karey Katzsch, for the respondent HEARD & ENDORSED: July 18, 2003 On appeal from the conviction imposed by Justice R. E. Maranger of the Superior Court of Justice dated June 4, 2002 and the sentence imposed by Justice Maranger dated August 9, 2002. APPEAL BOOK ENDORSEMENT [1] The trial judge properly instructed himself on the law and his findings of fact are supported by the evidence. These findings show that the convictions for dangerous driving were reasonable. [2] The appeal is dismissed.