Supreme Court Judgments

Decision Information

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.

 

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