Court of Appeal for Ontario
Before: Simmons, van Rensburg and Benotto JJ.A.
Between:
Her Majesty the Queen
Respondent
and
Duane Best
Appellant
Counsel:
Apple Newton-Smith, for the appellant
Michael Bernstein, for the respondent
Heard: November 24, 2015
On appeal from the convictions entered on November 11 and 16, 2015 by Justice H.E. Sachs of the Superior Court of Justice, sitting with a jury.
APPEAL BOOK ENDORSEMENT
1The sole issue raised by this appeal is the retrospective application of the 2013 self-defence provisions of the Criminal Code. This court has determined that the provisions do not have retrospective effect in R. v. Bengy, 2015 ONCA 397, [2015] O.J. No. 2958. That decision determines the issues on appeal. The appeal is therefore dismissed.