R. v. Willis

R. v. Willis Collection Supreme Court Judgments Date 2003-03-14 Neutral citation 2003 SCC 12 Report [2003] 1 SCR 127 Case number 29304 Judges Gonthier, Charles Doherty; Binnie, William Ian Corneil; Arbour, Louise; LeBel, Louis; Deschamps, Marie On appeal from Manitoba Subjects Criminal law Notes SCC Case Information: 29304 Decision Content R. v. Willis, [2003] 1 S.C.R. 127, 2003 SCC 12 Richard Willis Appellant v. Her Majesty The Queen Respondent Indexed as: R. v. Willis Neutral citation: 2003 SCC 12. File No.: 29304. 2003: March 14. Present: Gonthier, Binnie, Arbour, LeBel and Deschamps JJ. on appeal from the court of appeal for manitoba Criminal law — Evidence — Identification evidence — Accused convicted of assault with intent to steal money — Verdict reasonable. APPEAL from a judgment of the Manitoba Court of Appeal, [2003] 2 W.W.R. 12, [2002] M.J. No. 413 (QL), 2002 MBCA 138, upholding a conviction for assault with the intent to steal money. Appeal dismissed. Evan J. Roitenberg and Sarah A. Inness, for the appellant. Donald R. Slough, for the respondent. The judgment of the Court was delivered orally by 1 Gonthier J. — We are not persuaded that the Court of Appeal was in error in concluding that the verdict was reasonable. The appeal is dismissed. Judgment accordingly. Solicitors for the appellant: Pinx Roitenberg Campbell, Winnipeg. Solicitor for the respondent: Manitoba Justice, Winnipeg. …