The applicant sought an extension of time to appeal his 2014 conviction for impaired driving, entered via guilty plea.
He argued that a head injury sustained in the motor vehicle accident rendered him cognitively incapable of making an informed and voluntary plea, and that he only recently understood the collateral consequences regarding his civil accident benefits.
The Summary Conviction Appeal Court dismissed the motion, finding the five-year delay was inadequately explained and the proposed appeal lacked merit, as the applicant possessed the limited cognitive capacity required to enter a valid guilty plea.
