The accused was convicted of conspiracy to commit fraud based on a confession obtained after police repeatedly denied him the right to consult a lawyer.
The trial judge admitted the confession, but the Court of Appeal excluded it, finding the denial of counsel created an atmosphere of coercion that raised a reasonable doubt about voluntariness.
The Crown appealed to the Supreme Court of Canada.
The Court quashed the appeal, holding that the Court of Appeal's difference of opinion with the trial judge on the factual effect of the police refusals did not raise a question of law.
