R. v. McConnell
The appeal was dismissed because the appellant's submissions did not call into question the validity of the convictions and the fresh evidence tendered was inadmissible.
Source-derived case information.
- Citation
- 2018 ONCA 135
- Parties
- Appellant: Todd A. McConnell; Respondent: Her Majesty the Queen
- Court
- Court of Appeal for Ontario
- Jurisdiction
- Canada
- Judgment Date
- 15 February 2018
- Procedural Posture
- Criminal / Conviction Appeal
- Outcome
- Appeal dismissed
- Legal Topics
- Appeal, Fresh Evidence, Conviction
- Source Language
- en
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Parties
Todd A. McConnell
Appellant
Her Majesty the Queen
Respondent
Procedural Posture
Criminal / Conviction Appeal
Legal Issues
- 1 Validity of convictions
- 2 Admissibility of fresh evidence
Ratio Decidendi
The appeal was dismissed because the appellant's submissions did not call into question the validity of the convictions and the fresh evidence tendered was inadmissible.
Court Disposition
Appeal dismissed
Orders
- Conviction appeal dismissed.
- Fresh evidence excluded as inadmissible.
Full Case Text
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R. v. McConnell Collection Decisions of the Court of Appeal Date 2018-02-15 Neutral citation 2018 ONCA 135 Docket numbers C61250 Judges MacPherson, James C.; Huscroft, Grant; Trotter, Gary T. Subject Criminal Decision Content COURT OF APPEAL FOR ONTARIO CITATION: R. v. McConnell, 2018 ONCA 135 DATE: 20180212 DOCKET: C61250 MacPherson, Huscroft and Trotter JJ.A. BETWEEN Her Majesty the Queen Respondent and Todd A. McConnell Appellant Todd A. McConnell, appearing in person Robert Goddard, duty counsel Lorna Bolton, for the respondent Heard: February 8, 2018 On appeal from the conviction entered on October 17, 2013 by Justice Hugh McLean of the Superior Court of Justice, sitting with a jury. . APPEAL BOOK ENDORSEMENT [1] The appellant made very brief submissions on the conviction appeal. Nothing he said would call into question the validity of the convictions at this trial. The fresh evidence he tendered today is inadmissible. [2] The conviction appeal is dismissed.