Court of Appeal for Ontario

Citation: R. v. Best, 2015 ONCA 826

Date: 2015-11-27

Docket: C59385

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

[1] The 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.