COURT OF APPEAL FOR ONTARIO
RE:
HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN (Respondent) v. ERIC VONGVISET (Appellant)
BEFORE:
McMURTRY C.J.O., ABELLA AND BLAIR JJ.A.
COUNSEL:
Jeffrey Langevin
for the appellant
Christine Bartlett-Hughes
for the respondent
HEARD & ENDORSED:
January 12, 2004
On appeal from the conviction dated June 16, 200 and sentence dated November 6, 2000 of Justice H. Soubliere.
A P P E A L B O O K E N D O R S E M E N T
1In our view, the only issue raised by the appellant which had any possible merit was whether or not the trial judge erred in finding that there was a sufficient indicia of reliability to admit the original statement of Sakda as to the truth of its contents.
2In our view, the evidence demonstrated the appropriate level of reliability and the trial judge did not err in admitting it as to the truth of its contents.
3The appeal must therefore be dismissed.