R. v. Aiello, [1987] 2 SCR 462

R. v. Aiello, [1987] 2 S.C.R. 462

Salvatore Aiello    Appellant

v.

Her Majesty The Queen                                                                   Respondent

indexed as: r. v. aiello

File No.: 19592.

1987: October 16.

Present: Dickson C.J. and Beetz, Estey, McIntyre, Wilson, La Forest and L'Heureux‑Dubé JJ.

on appeal from the court of appeal for alberta

                   Criminal law ‑‑ Appeal as of right ‑‑ No reversible error by the Court of Appeal.

                   APPEAL from a judgment of the Alberta Court of Appeal allowing an appeal from the appellant's acquittal on a charge of robbery. Appeal dismissed.

                   John S. Webb, for the appellant.

                   Lindsay MacDonald, for the respondent.

                   The judgment of the Court was delivered orally by

1.                The Chief Justice‑‑This is an appeal as of right pursuant to s. 618(2) (a) of the Criminal Code . We find no reversible error in the majority judgment of the Court of Appeal of Alberta and that Court in our view had jurisdiction to entertain the Crown's appeal.

2.                The appeal is dismissed.

                   Judgment accordingly.

                   Solicitors for the appellant: Bowes, Switzer & Webb, Calgary.

                   Solicitor for the respondent: Duncan, Calgary.