Ince (Re)
The appellant chose not to attend the hearing; that election amounted to abandonment of the appeal and the court dismissed the appeal.
Source-derived case information.
- Citation
- 2014 ONCA 211
- Parties
- Appellant: Melville Ince; Amicus Curiae: Michael Davies; Respondent: Crown; Intervenor: Ontario Shores Centre for Mental Health Sciences; Intervenor: Centre for Addiction and Mental Health
- Court
- Court of Appeal for Ontario
- Jurisdiction
- Canada
- Judgment Date
- 20 March 2014
- Procedural Posture
- Appeal Under Part Xx.1 of the Criminal Code / Court of Appeal Hearing on Appeal From Ontario Review Board Disposition
- Outcome
- Appeal dismissed as abandoned.
- Legal Topics
- Ontario Review Board, Abandonment of Appeal, Disposition
- Source Language
- en
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Parties
Melville Ince
Appellant
Michael Davies
Amicus Curiae
Crown
Respondent
Ontario Shores Centre for Mental Health Sciences
Intervenor
Centre for Addiction and Mental Health
Intervenor
Procedural Posture
Appeal Under Part Xx.1 of the Criminal Code / Court of Appeal Hearing on Appeal From Ontario Review Board Disposition
Legal Issues
- 1 Whether the appellant's absence constituted abandonment of the appeal
- 2 Whether the court should dismiss the appeal as abandoned
Ratio Decidendi
The appellant chose not to attend the hearing; that election amounted to abandonment of the appeal and the court dismissed the appeal.
Court Disposition
Appeal dismissed as abandoned.
Orders
- Appeal dismissed as abandoned.
Full Case Text
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Ince (Re) Collection Decisions of the Court of Appeal Date 2014-03-20 Neutral citation 2014 ONCA 211 Docket numbers C57507 Judges Doherty, David H.; Laskin, John Ivan; Feldman, Kathryn N. Subject Criminal Decision Content COURT OF APPEAL FOR ONTARIO CITATION: Ince (Re), 2014 ONCA 211 DATE: 20140319 DOCKET: C57507 Doherty, Laskin and Feldman JJ.A. IN THE MATTER OF: MELVILLE INCE AN APPEAL UNDER PART XX.1 OF THE CODE Michael Davies, as amicus curiae Deborah Calderwood, for the Crown Melanie de Wit, for Ontario Shores Centre for Mental Health Sciences Michele Warner, for the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health Heard: March 18, 2014 On appeal against the disposition of the Ontario Review Board, dated July 16, 2013 and the reasons for disposition dated July 30, 2013. APPEAL BOOK ENDORSEMENT [1] The appellant is not here having chosen not to attend. The appeal is dismissed as abandoned.