Court of Appeal for Ontario

CITATION: R. v. Dixon, 2010 ONCA 106

DATE: 20100208

DOCKET: C50063

Before: Weiler, Gillese and MacFarland JJ.A.

BETWEEN:

Her Majesty the Queen

Respondent

and

Gwendolyn D. Dixon

Appellant

Counsel:

Owen Haw, for the appellant

John Patton, for the respondent

Heard: February 3, 2010

On appeal from the decision of the summary conviction appeal court dated January 2, 2009 by Justice Gisele M. Miller of the Superior Court of Justice, dismissing the appeal from the conviction and sentence entered on January 29, 2008 by Justice William W. Bradley of the Ontario Court of Justice.

APPEAL BOOK ENDORSEMENT

[1] We would not grant leave to appeal from the judgment of the summary conviction appeal decision. We do not see that a question of law has been raised. In that regard we note that not every error of law amounts to a question of law.

[2] But, in any event, we do not see this case as raising a matter of public importance. To the extent that one is raised in the supplementary Notice of Appeal, that ground is being raised for the first time. We see no reason to depart from the court’s usual practice that precludes new issues from being raised on appeal for the first time.

[3] Accordingly, the application for leave to appeal is dismissed.