Supreme Court Judgments

R. v. Stellato, [1994] 2 S.C.R. 478

Tonino Stellato             Appellant

v.

Her Majesty The Queen                                                                   Respondent

Indexed as:  R. v. Stellato

File No.:  23454.

1994:  June 13.

Present:  Lamer C.J. and La Forest, L'Heureux‑Dubé, Sopinka, Cory, McLachlin and Major JJ.

on appeal from the court of appeal for ontario

                   Criminal law ‑‑ Impaired driving ‑‑ Proof ‑‑ Marked departure from normal not necessary ‑‑ Offence proved by any degree of impairment.

                   APPEAL from a judgment of the Ontario Court of Appeal (1993), 12 O.R. (3d) 90, 61 O.A.C. 217, 78 C.C.C. (3d) 380, 18 C.R. (4th) 127, 43 M.V.R. (2d) 120, dismissing an appeal from a judgment of Taliano J. dismissing an appeal from conviction by Main Prov. Ct. J.  Appeal dismissed.

                   Maurizio Stellato and Gaetano Matteazzi, for the appellant.

                   F. Richard Connolly, for the respondent.

                   The judgment of the Court was delivered orally by

                   Lamer C.J. ‑‑ We are all of the view, for the reasons given by Labrosse J.A. for the Court of Appeal (1993), 12 O.R. (3d) 90, that the appeal fails.

                   The appeal is dismissed.

                   Judgment accordingly.

                   Solicitor for the appellant:  Maurizio Stellato, Etobicoke.

                   Solicitor for the respondent:  The Attorney General for Ontario, Toronto.