R. c. Ebanda
The Court held the trial judge made no error in admitting the appellant's confession or in finding her guilty; the appellant withdrew her appeal of the conviction; the Court granted leave to appeal the sentence but concluded the sentencing judge had considered the relevant principles and circumstances and that the...
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- Citation
- 2016 ONCA 692
- Parties
- Appellant: Sonia Ebanda; Respondent: Sa Majesté la Reine
- Court
- Court of Appeal for Ontario
- Jurisdiction
- Canada
- Judgment Date
- 21 September 2016
- Procedural Posture
- Criminal / Appeal From Conviction and Sentence (court of Appeal of Ontario)
- Outcome
- Appeal dismissed; permission to appeal sentence granted but appeal of sentence dismissed.
- Legal Topics
- Confession Admissibility, Conviction Appeal, Sentencing, Leave to Appeal
- Source Language
- fr
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Parties
Sonia Ebanda
Appellant
Sa Majesté la Reine
Respondent
Procedural Posture
Criminal / Appeal From Conviction and Sentence (court of Appeal of Ontario)
Legal Issues
- 1 Whether the trial judge erred in admitting the appellant's confession
- 2 Whether the trial judge erred in finding the appellant guilty
- 3 Whether the sentence was reasonable
Ratio Decidendi
The Court held the trial judge made no error in admitting the appellant's confession or in finding her guilty; the appellant withdrew her appeal of the conviction; the Court granted leave to appeal the sentence but concluded the sentencing judge had considered the relevant principles and circumstances and that the sentence was reasonable, and therefore dismissed the appeal.
Court Disposition
Appeal dismissed; permission to appeal sentence granted but appeal of sentence dismissed.
Orders
- Permission to appeal sentence granted.
- Appeal dismissed.
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R. c. Ebanda Collection Décisions de la Cour d'appel Date 2016-09-21 Référence neutre 2016 ONCA 692 Numéros de dossier C57721 Juges Weiler, Karen Merle Magnuson; Blair, Robert Ashley; van Rensburg, Katherine Sujet Criminel Contenu de la décision COUR D’APPEL DE L’ONTARIO RÉFÉRENCE: R. c. Ebanda, 2016 ONCA 692 DATE: 20160920 DOSSIER: C57721 Les juges Weiler, Blair et van Rensburg ENTRE Sa Majesté la Reine Intimée et Sonia Ebanda Appelante Sonia Ebanda, en personne Philippe Cowle, pour l’intimée Date de l’audience : le 19 septembre 2016 En appel de la condamnation prononcée le 5 juillet 2013 et de la peine imposée le 6 septembre 2013 par la juge Diane M. Lahaie de la Cour de justice de l’Ontario. INSCRIPTION SUR CAHIER D’APPEL [1] La juge de première instance n’a fait aucune erreur, ni en admettant la confession de l’appelante, ni en reconnaissant la culpabilité de l’appelante. En plus, l’appelante nous a informés à l’audition de son appel, après les plaidoiries de la Couronne, qu’elle retirait son appel de la condamnation. [2] Nous accordons à l’appelante la permission d’interjeter appel de la peine. La juge a tenu compte de tous les principes pertinents et de toutes les circonstances de l’appelante. La peine imposée était raisonnable. [3] L’appel est donc rejeté.