R. v. Jensen

R. v. Jensen Collection Supreme Court Judgments Date 1997-02-11 Report [1997] 1 SCR 304 Case number 25351 Judges Sopinka, John; Cory, Peter deCarteret; McLachlin, Beverley; Iacobucci, Frank; Major, John C. On appeal from Ontario Subjects Criminal law Notes SCC Case Information: 25351 Decision Content R. v. Jensen, [1997] 1 S.C.R. 304 Her Majesty The Queen Appellant v. Christian Marinus Jensen Respondent Indexed as: R. v. Jensen File No.: 25351. 1997: February 11. Present: Sopinka, Cory, McLachlin, Iacobucci and Major JJ. on appeal from the court of appeal for ontario Criminal law ‑‑ Appeals to Supreme Court of Canada ‑‑ Appeal as of right ‑‑ Appeal not based on question of law alone ‑‑ Appeal quashed. APPEAL from a judgment of the Ontario Court of Appeal (1996), 90 O.A.C. 183, 106 C.C.C. (3d) 430, 47 C.R. (4th) 363, allowing the accused’s appeal from his conviction of sexual assault. Appeal quashed. Robert Kelly, for the appellant. Bruce Duncan and Shane Hickinbottom, for the respondent. //Sopinka J.// The judgment of the Court was delivered orally by 1 Sopinka J. ‑‑ We are all of the view that this appeal is not based on a question of law alone. Accordingly, the appeal is quashed. Judgment accordingly. Solicitor for the appellant: The Attorney General for Ontario, Toronto. Solicitor for the respondent: Bruce Duncan, Toronto. …