COURT OF APPEAL FOR ONTARIO
CITATION: R. v. Meldrum, 2015 ONCA 925
DATE: 20151229
DOCKET: C56231
Juriansz, Watt and Roberts JJ.A.
BETWEEN
Her Majesty the Queen
Respondent
and
Kirk Meldrum
Appellant
James Foord, for the appellant
Craig Harper, for the respondent
Heard and released orally: December 18, 2015
On appeal from the conviction entered on July 5, 2012 by Justice Jean Legault of the Ontario Court of Justice.
ENDORSEMENT
[1] The appellant appeals his conviction on a count of dangerous driving causing bodily harm. The appellant submits the verdict was unreasonable, the trial judge misapprehended important evidence and he failed to explain why he found the appellant’s conduct was a marked departure from that of a reasonable driver in the same circumstances.
[2] We see no merit in the appeal. The trial judge correctly stated and applied the law. There were no material misapprehensions of the evidence. The appellant merely takes issue with the trial judge’s assessment and weighing of the evidence. The record provides ample support for the trial judge’s findings of fact, including those which he used to ground the conviction.
[3] The appeal is dismissed.
“R.G. Juriansz J.A.”
“David Watt J.A.”
“L.B. Roberts J.A.”