THIS IS AN APPEAL UNDER THE
YOUNG OFFENDERS ACT
AND IS SUBJECT TO s. 38 OF THE ACT WHICH PROVIDES:
38.(1) No person shall publish by any means any report
a) of an offence committed or alleged to have been committed by a young person, unless an order has been made under section 16 with respect thereto, or
b) of a hearing, adjudication, disposition or appeal concerning a young person who committed or is alleged to have committed an offence in which the name of the young person, a child or a young person who is a victim of the offence or a child or a young person who appeared as a witness in connection with the offence, or in which any information serving to identify such young person or child, is disclosed.
(2) Everyone who contravenes subsection (1)
a) is guilty of an indictable offence and liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years; or
b) is guilty of an offence punishable on summary conviction.
COURT OF APPEAL FOR ONTARIO
RE:
HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN (Respondent) v. I. D. (Appellant)
BEFORE:
McMurtry C.J.O., Laskin and Rosenberg JJ.A.
COUNSEL:
David Landesman
for the appellant
Susan Magotiaux
for the respondent
HEARD & ENDORSED:
November 27, 2003
On appeal from the prohibition order of Justice Cole dated March 27, 2003.
A P P E A L B O O K E N D O R S E M E N T
1The Crown agrees that the appeal should be allowed.
2It is thereby ordered that the legal maximum two year weapons prohibition order be substituted for the 20 year weapons prohibition order.