Beeman v. The Queen

Beeman v. The Queen
Collection
Supreme Court Judgments
Date
1979-05-08
Report
[1979] 2 SCR 16
Judges
Laskin, Bora; Martland, Ronald; Ritchie, Roland Almon; Pigeon, Louis-Philippe; Dickson, Robert George Brian; Beetz, Jean; Estey, Willard Zebedee; Pratte, Yves; McIntyre, William Rogers
On appeal from
British Columbia
Subjects
Action
Decision Content
Supreme Court of Canada
Beeman v. The Queen, [1979] 2 S.C.R. 16
Date: 1979-05-08
Richard Dale Beeman Appellant;
and
Her Majesty The Queen Respondent.
1979: May 8.
Present: Laskin C.J. and Martland, Ritchie, Pigeon, Dickson, Beetz, Estey, Pratte and McIntyre JJ.
ON APPEAL FROM THE COURT OF APPEAL FOR BRITISH COLUMBIA
Practice—Criminal law—Charge of possession of a narcotic for purpose of trafficking—Crown’s intention not to proceed with new trial as ordered by Court of Appeal even if accused’s appeal should fail—Refusal by Supreme Court of Canada to hear appeal.
APPEAL from a judgment of the Court of Appeal for British Columbia[1], allowing the Crown’s appeal from the acquittal of the accused and ordering a new trial on a charge of possession of a narcotic for the purpose of trafficking.
T.E. La Liberte, for the appellant.
D.J. A. Rutherford, for the respondent.
THE CHIEF JUSTICE (orally for the Court)—In view of the assertion by the Crown that it does not intend to proceed with a new trial as ordered by the British Columbia Court of Appeal, even if this appeal by the accused should fail, we do not think that we should hear this appeal and it is ordered that it be removed from our list. In the circumstances we do not, of course, take any position on the issues of law that are raised by this appeal.
Solicitors for the appellant: Orris, Meyers & La Liberte, Vancouver.
Solicitor for the respondent: Roger Tassé, Ottawa.
[1] [1978] 3 W.W.R. 29.