Supreme Court of Canada
Carleton v. The Queen, [1983] 2 S.C.R. 58
Date: 1983-09-27
Robert Edward Carleton Appellant;
and
Her Majesty The Queen Respondent.
File No.: 17010.
1983: September 27.
Present: Dickson, Beetz, Estey, Mclntyre, Chouinard, Lamer and Wilson JJ.
ON APPEAL FROM THE COURT OF APPEAL FOR ALBERTA
Criminal law—Preventive detention—Dangerous sexual offender—Standard of proof
APPEAL from a judgment of the Alberta Court of Appeal, [1982] 6 W.W.R. 148, 69 C.C.C. (2d) 1, 32 A.R. 181, dismissing appellant’s appeal from his sentence of indeterminate detention imposed pursuant to s. 688(b) of the Criminal Code. Appeal dismissed.
Alexander D. Pringle, for the appellant.
Jack Watson and J.S. Koval, for the respondent.
The judgment of the Court was delivered orally by
DICKSON J.—It will not be necessary to hear from you Mr. Watson and Mr. Koval. We are all of the view that the appeal fails and must be dismissed. We find no error in the judgment of the majority in the Court of Appeal of Alberta.
Judgment accordingly.
Solicitors for the appellant: Pringle, Brimacombe & Sanderman, Edmonton.
Solicitor for the respondent: R.W. Paisley, Edmonton.
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