R. v. Allender

R. v. Allender Collection Supreme Court Judgments Date 1997-06-20 Report [1997] 2 SCR 333 Case number 25179 Judges Lamer, Antonio; Sopinka, John; Gonthier, Charles Doherty; Cory, Peter deCarteret; McLachlin, Beverley; Iacobucci, Frank; Major, John C. On appeal from British Columbia Subjects Criminal law Notes SCC Case Information: 25179 Decision Content R. v. Allender, [1997] 2 S.C.R. 333 Brian William Frederick Allender Appellant v. Her Majesty The Queen Respondent Indexed as: R. v. Allender File No.: 25179. 1997: June 20. Present: Lamer C.J. and Sopinka, Gonthier, Cory, McLachlin, Iacobucci and Major JJ. on appeal from the court of appeal for british columbia Criminal law ‑‑ Murder ‑‑ Accused convicted of first degree murder ‑‑ Court of Appeal judgment upholding conviction affirmed. APPEAL from a judgment of the British Columbia Court of Appeal (1996), 70 B.C.A.C. 241, 115 W.A.C. 241, [1996] B.C.J. No. 224 (QL), dismissing the accused’s appeal from his conviction for first degree murder. Appeal dismissed. Richard C. C. Peck, Q.C., and Lawrence Myers, for the appellant. William B. Smart, Q.C., for the respondent. //The Chief Justice// The judgment of the Court was delivered orally by 1 The Chief Justice ‑‑ Substantially for the reasons of the majority of the Court of Appeal, the appeal is dismissed. Judgment accordingly. Solicitors for the appellant: Peck & Tammen, Vancouver. Solicitors for the respondent: Smart & Williams, Vancouver. …