United States of America v. Ross, [1996] 1 S.C.R. 469

Stephen Ross Appellant

v.

United States of America Respondent

Indexed as: United States of America v. Ross

File No.: 24400.

1996: March 19.

Present: Lamer C.J. and La Forest, L'Heureux‑Dubé, Sopinka, Gonthier, Cory, McLachlin, Iacobucci and Major JJ.

on appeal from the court of appeal for british columbia

Constitutional law ‑‑ Charter of Rights ‑‑ Fundamental justice ‑‑ Mobility rights -- Surrender of fugitive to foreign state ‑‑ Surrender not infringing fugitive's rights under Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms.

Extradition -- Surrender of fugitive to foreign state ‑‑ Surrender not infringing fugitive's rights under Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms.

APPEAL from a judgment of the British Columbia Court of Appeal (1994), 1994 CanLII 1749 (BC CA), 119 D.L.R. (4th) 333, 93 C.C.C. (3d) 500, 25 C.R.R. (2d) 140, 51 B.C.A.C. 1, 84 W.A.C. 1, dismissing the fugitive's appeal from the extradition judge's order committing him for surrender, and dismissing the fugitive's application for judicial review of the Minister of Justice's decision ordering his surrender for extradition. Appeal dismissed.

Jay I. Solomon, for the appellant.

Kenneth J. Yule and William H. Corbett, Q.C., for the respondent.

The judgment of the Court was delivered orally by

[1] Lamer C.J. ‑‑ The appeal is dismissed, substantially for the reasons of Taylor J.A.

Judgment accordingly.

Solicitor for the appellant: Jay I. Solomon, Vancouver.

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