Court File and Parties

CITATION: R. v. Cousineau, 2010 ONCA 461

DATE: 20100622

DOCKET: C51247

COURT OF APPEAL FOR ONTARIO

Doherty, Cronk and Watt JJ.A.

BETWEEN

Her Majesty the Queen

Applicant (Appellant)

and

Yvon Cousineau

Respondent

Counsel: David Friesen, for the appellant Yvon Cousineau, appearing in person

Heard: June 18, 2010 On appeal from the order of Justice David Nadeau of the Superior Court of Justice, dated October 13, 2009.

APPEAL BOOK ENDORSEMENT

[1] The respondent was acquitted at trial and the Summary Conviction Appeal Court judge dismissed the Crown appeal. The Summary Conviction Appeal Court judge properly identified the applicable legal principles. He then accepted the relevant factual findings as reasonable and affirmed the acquittal entered at trial.

[2] The decision of the Summary Conviction Appeal Court turns on the specific facts of this case. It raises no legal controversy outside of the facts of this case. We are not satisfied that this is a case for leave to appeal

[3] Leave is refused.