Who is Mayleah Quenneville?

Mayleah Quenneville is an Ontario lawyer (In Private Practice) with 21 court cases on record from 2017 to 2026.

What courts has Mayleah Quenneville appeared in?

Mayleah Quenneville has appeared in Court of Appeal, Superior Court of Justice, Court of Justice, Supreme Court of Canada, with most appearances at the Court of Appeal.

How many cases has Mayleah Quenneville handled?

Mayleah Quenneville has 21 cases on record from 2017 to 2026.

What judges has Mayleah Quenneville appeared before?

Mayleah Quenneville has most frequently appeared before Justice Janet M. Simmons, Justice Kathryn N.M. van Rensburg, Justice Sandra Caponecchia.

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Criminal and Quasi-Criminal Law

Immigration Law

Civil Litigation - Defendant

Civil Litigation - Plaintiff

Mayleah Quenneville

In Private PracticeOCA

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Also known as: Mayleah Lynn Quenneville

LSO #70724U

cases · OCA, SCJ, OCJ, SCC

Trial

Motion

Costs

Appeal

Sentencing

21 total

The Court of Appeal upheld the conviction, finding the trial judge properly rejected the speculative blind mule defence.

The appellant was convicted of unlawfully importing cocaine into Canada contrary to s. 6(1) of the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act and sentenced to 15 years imprisonment, less credit for pre-sentence custody.

He appealed on two grounds: that the trial judge failed to address his defence meaningfully and failed to undertake proper analysis under the third step of the R. v. W.(D.) inquiry.

The Court of Appeal dismissed the appeal, finding that the trial judge adequately addressed the defence theory that the appellant was an unwitting "blind mule" and properly applied the reasonable doubt standard.

The evidence established that cocaine was found in the appellant's luggage, and the only live issue was knowledge.

The trial judge rejected the defence assertion that unknown baggage handlers planted the drugs, finding it speculative and unsupported by evidence.