COURT OF APPEAL FOR ONTARIO
DOHERTY, ROULEAU and WATT JJ.A.
BETWEEN:
HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN
Respondent
and
JIM ADAMSON
Applicant/Appellant
Counsel:
Peter Lindsay for the appellant
Peter Scrutton for the respondent
Heard: May 6, 2008
On appeal from the decision of Justice E.B. Minden of the Superior Court of Justice dated February 27, 2007.
APPEAL BOOK ENDORSEMENT
1We see no error of law in the reasons of the Summary Conviction Appeal Court judge. His reasons fully explain the basis upon which the appeal was dismissed. There are no material misapprehensions of evidence. At its highest, the Summary Conviction Appeal Court judge made one inconsequential factual error.
2The failure of the Summary Conviction Appeal Court judge to advert to what are described as “crucial” fact based arguments is not an error of law, especially in the absence of any evidence that the issues were raised at the Summary Conviction Appeal Court.
3There was ample evidence to support the conviction. The argument that the verdict was unreasonable cannot succeed. Leave to appeal is granted and the appeal is dismissed.