R. v. Howell, [1996] 3 S.C.R. 604

David Michael Howell Appellant

v.

Her Majesty The Queen Respondent

Indexed as: R. v. Howell

File No.: 25039.

1996: November 1.

Present: Sopinka, Cory, McLachlin, Iacobucci and Major JJ.

on appeal from the court of appeal for nova scotia

Criminal law ‑‑ Trial ‑‑ Conspiracy to traffic in narcotics ‑‑ Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms ‑‑ Trial judge not erring in refusing to allow accused to bring Charter application ‑‑ Accused not denied right to make full answer and defence.

APPEAL from a judgment of the Nova Scotia Court of Appeal (1995), 1995 CanLII 4282 (NS CA), 146 N.S.R. (2d) 1, 422 A.P.R. 1, 103 C.C.C. (3d) 302, dismissing the accused’s appeal from his conviction of conspiracy to traffic in narcotics. Appeal dismissed.

Jerome P. Kennedy, for the appellant.

Marian Fortune‑Stone, for the respondent.

//Sopinka J.//

The judgment of the Court was delivered orally by

[1] Sopinka J. ‑‑ This appeal is dismissed for the reasons of Mr. Justice Chipman.

Judgment accordingly.

Solicitor for the appellant: Jerome P. Kennedy, St. John’s.

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