R. v. Sterne

R. v. Sterne Collection Supreme Court Judgments Date 1988-06-14 Report [1988] 1 SCR 1093 Case number 20067 Judges Dickson, Robert George Brian; McIntyre, William Rogers; Lamer, Antonio; Wilson, Bertha; L'Heureux-Dubé, Claire On appeal from Alberta Subjects Criminal law Notes SCC Case Information: 20067 Decision Content r. v. sterne, [1988] 1 S.C.R. 1093 Ronald Sterne Appellant v. Majesty The Queen Respondent indexed as: r. v. sterne File No.: 20067. 1988: June 14. Present: Dickson C.J. and McIntyre, Lamer, Wilson and L'Heureux‑Dubé JJ. on appeal from the court of appeal for alberta Criminal law ‑‑ Sexual offences ‑‑ Charges involving three complainants ‑‑ Delays in reporting alleged incidents ‑‑ No error of law on the part of the trial judge. APPEAL from a judgment of the Alberta Court of Appeal (1986), 67 A.R. 34, 42 Alta. L.R. (2d) 413n, affirming appellant's convictions. Appeal dismissed. David L. Pomerant, for the appellant. Earl Wilson, for the respondent. The judgment of the Court was delivered orally by The Chief Justice ‑‑ We will not wish to call upon you Mr. Wilson. We are all of the view that the appeal fails. The trial judge made no error in law. The appeal is dismissed. Judgment accordingly. Solicitor for the appellant: David L. Pomerant, Edmonton. Solicitor for the respondent: Office of the Attorney General of Alberta, Calgary. …