Court of Appeal for Ontario
Motions Judge: Nordheimer J.A.
Between
Her Majesty the Queen Respondent
and
Roland Eid Appellant
Counsel
Roland Eid, in person
Ghazala Zaman, for the respondent
Heard: December 12, 2018
Endorsement
1In terms of the motion for bail pending appeal, there is no material change since the matter was before MacPherson J.A. The concerns that MacPherson J.A. identified in denying bail are still present.
2In terms of the motion to appoint counsel, I am prepared to accept that the appeal is not devoid of merit given the low threshold for that determination. I do note on that point, though, that a limited s. 684 application was made to explore the ineffective assistance of counsel issue and that counsel appears to have concluded that there is nothing to pursue in that regard.
3In any event, Mr. Eid has failed to establish that he does not have sufficient means to retain counsel. The sparse material he provided, only this morning, manifestly fails to establish that fact.
4Both motions are dismissed.