Supreme Court of Canada

Carleton v. The Queen, [1983] 2 S.C.R. 58

Date: 1983-09-27

Robert Edward Carleton Appellant;

and

Her Majesty The Queen Respondent.

File No.: 17010.

1983: September 27.

Present: Dickson, Beetz, Estey, Mclntyre, Chouinard, Lamer and Wilson JJ.

ON APPEAL FROM THE COURT OF APPEAL FOR ALBERTA

Criminal law—Preventive detention—Dangerous sexual offender—Standard of proof

APPEAL from a judgment of the Alberta Court of Appeal, 1981 ABCA 220, [1982] 6 W.W.R. 148, 69 C.C.C. (2d) 1, 32 A.R. 181, dismissing appellant’s appeal from his sentence of indeterminate detention imposed pursuant to s. 688(b) of the Criminal Code. Appeal dismissed.

Alexander D. Pringle, for the appellant.

Jack Watson and J.S. Koval, for the respondent.

The judgment of the Court was delivered orally by

DICKSON J.—It will not be necessary to hear from you Mr. Watson and Mr. Koval. We are all of the view that the appeal fails and must be dismissed. We find no error in the judgment of the majority in the Court of Appeal of Alberta.

Judgment accordingly.

Solicitors for the appellant: Pringle, Brimacombe & Sanderman, Edmonton.

Solicitor for the respondent: R.W. Paisley, Edmonton.