R. v. Williams
The trial judge properly relied on objective medical evidence and the lack of other supporting evidence to reject the appellant's testimony and find no basis for self-defence or accident; no appellate error was shown, so the conviction stands.
Source-derived case information.
- Citation
- 2011 ONCA 595
- Parties
- Respondent: Her Majesty the Queen; Appellant: Peggy Sue Williams
- Court
- Court of Appeal for Ontario
- Jurisdiction
- Canada
- Judgment Date
- 16 September 2011
- Procedural Posture
- Criminal / Appeal From Conviction (court of Appeal)
- Outcome
- Appeal dismissed; conviction upheld.
- Legal Topics
- Self Defence, Accident, Credibility, Medical Evidence, Appeal
- Source Language
- en
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Parties
Her Majesty the Queen
Respondent
Peggy Sue Williams
Appellant
Procedural Posture
Criminal / Appeal From Conviction (court of Appeal)
Legal Issues
- 1 Whether the trial judge erred in rejecting the appellant's testimony
- 2 Whether there was evidence to support self-defence or accident
- 3 Whether objective medical evidence supported the conviction
Ratio Decidendi
The trial judge properly relied on objective medical evidence and the lack of other supporting evidence to reject the appellant's testimony and find no basis for self-defence or accident; no appellate error was shown, so the conviction stands.
Court Disposition
Appeal dismissed; conviction upheld.
Orders
- Appeal dismissed.
- Original conviction entered January 16, 2008 by the Superior Court of Justice upheld.
Full Case Text
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R. v. Williams Collection Decisions of the Court of Appeal Date 2011-09-16 Neutral citation 2011 ONCA 595 Docket numbers C51080 Judges Laskin, John Ivan; Armstrong, Robert Patrick; LaForme, Harry Smith Subject Criminal Decision Content CITATION: R. v. Williams, 2011 ONCA 595 DATE: 20110915 DOCKET: C51080 COURT OF APPEAL FOR ONTARIO Laskin, Armstrong and LaForme JJ.A. BETWEEN Her Majesty the Queen Respondent and Peggy Sue Williams Appellant J. Scott Cowan, for the appellant Alison Wheeler, for the respondent Heard: September 14, 2011 On appeal from the conviction entered on January 16, 2008 by Justice John A. Desotti of the Superior Court of Justice, sitting without a jury. APPEAL BOOK ENDORSEMENT [1] The objective medical evidence gave the trial judge a basis to reject the appellant’s testimony. No other evidence in the record supported the appellant’s claim of self-defence or accident. [2] Accordingly, the appeal is dismissed.