The Crown brought a motion to quash an appeal as of right filed by a young offender to the Supreme Court of Canada.
The young offender had been found guilty of indictable offences and his appeal was dismissed by the Court of Appeal with one judge dissenting.
The Supreme Court granted the motion and quashed the appeal, holding that section 27(5) of the Young Offenders Act clearly precludes appeals as of right to the Supreme Court, requiring leave to appeal in all such cases.
