COURT OF APPEAL FOR ONTARIO
Laskin, Gillese and van Rensburg JJ.A.
BETWEEN
Her Majesty the Queen
Respondent
and
Matthew Moreira
Appellant
Theodore Sarantis, for the appellant
Greg Skerkowski, for the respondent
Heard: June 16, 2015
On appeal from the conviction entered on December 12, 2013 and the sentence imposed on March 27, 2014 by Justice Paul L. Bellefontaine of the Ontario Court of Justice.
APPEAL BOOK ENDORSEMENT
1The complainant’s purse was stolen and the appellant’s receipt was found in it. In addition the complainant’s wallet was found 40m from where the appellant lived. This circumstantial evidence was so overwhelming that the trial judge concluded the only rational inference available was that of the appellant’s guilt. He did not err in that conclusion.
2We add that the trial judge considered the defence evidence and concluded that, in the light of the circumstantial evidence, it did not raise a reasonable doubt.
3The appeal is dismissed.