Ellen Gordon

The appellant appealed as of right from a judgment of the Manitoba Court of Appeal dismissing an appeal from a conviction for attempting to set fire to a dwelling-house.

The Supreme Court of Canada dismissed the appeal orally, finding that the dissent in the Court of Appeal did not raise a question of law.

The appellant appealed her conviction for criminal negligence causing death to the Supreme Court of Canada as of right.

The Court dismissed the appeal, holding that it was not a case of 'no evidence' and that the appeal was essentially an invitation to review the sufficiency of the evidence, which the Court may not do.