R. v. Lang

R. v. Lang Collection Supreme Court Judgments Date 1988-03-31 Report [1988] 1 SCR 618 Case number 20387 Judges Estey, Willard Zebedee; Lamer, Antonio; Wilson, Bertha; La Forest, Gérard V.; L'Heureux-Dubé, Claire On appeal from Manitoba Subjects Criminal law Notes SCC Case Information: 20387 Decision Content r. v. lang, [1988] 1 S.C.R. 618 Her Majesty The Queen Appellant v. Ronald Jeffrey Lang Respondent indexed as: r. v. lang File No.: 20387. 1988: March 31. Present: Estey, Lamer, Wilson, La Forest and L'Heureux‑Dubé JJ. on appeal from the court of appeal for manitoba Criminal law ‑‑ Appeal as of right ‑‑ Sexual assault ‑‑ Evidence of child ‑‑ Whether dissent in the Court of Appeal on a question of law ‑‑ Appeal quashed. APPEAL from a judgment of the Manitoba Court of Appeal (1987), 46 Man. R. (2d) 135, setting aside convictions and entering an acquittal on charges of indecency and sexual assault. Appeal quashed. Richard Saull, for the appellant. Stanley Nozick, for the respondent. The judgment of the Court was delivered orally by 1. Estey J.‑‑The Crown appellant has been unable, despite the thorough presentation of Mr. Saull, to demonstrate that the dissent in the Court of Appeal of Manitoba was as a result of a disagreement on a question of law; and therefore this appeal is quashed. Appeal quashed. Solicitor for the appellant: The Department of the Attorney General, Winnipeg. Solicitors for the respondent: Nozick, Sinder & Associates, Winnipeg. …