R. v. Jones, [1993] 1 S.C.R. 460

Glenn Ivor Jones Appellant

v.

Her Majesty The Queen Respondent

Indexed as: R. v. Jones

File No.: 22400.

1993: February 2.

Present: La Forest, Sopinka, McLachlin, Iacobucci and Major JJ.

on appeal from the court of appeal for saskatchewan

Criminal law ‑‑ Appeals to Supreme Court of Canada ‑‑ Appeal as of right from conviction ‑‑ Dissent in Court of Appeal not on question of law ‑‑ Appeal dismissed ‑‑ Criminal Code, R.S.C., 1985, c. C‑46, s. 691(1)(a).

Statutes and Regulations Cited

Criminal Code, R.S.C., 1985, c. C‑46, s. 691(1)(a).

APPEAL from a judgment of the Saskatchewan Court of Appeal (1991), 1991 CanLII 7971 (SK CA), 89 Sask. R. 214, 64 C.C.C. (3d) 181, dismissing the accused's appeal from his conviction by Grotsky J. on a charge of possession of a narcotic for the purpose of trafficking. Appeal dismissed.

William H. Roe, for the appellant.

Michael R. Dambrot, Q.C., and Douglas G. Curliss, for the respondent.

//La Forest J.//

The judgment of the Court was delivered orally by

La Forest J. ‑‑ We are all of the view that there was not a dissent on a question of law within the meaning of s. 691(1)(a) of the Criminal Code. The appeal is therefore dismissed.

Judgment accordingly.

Solicitors for the appellant: Roe & Olson, Saskatoon.

Solicitor for the respondent: The Deputy Attorney General of Canada, Ottawa.