R. v. Faulkner, [1987] 1 SCR 951

R. v. Faulkner, [1987] 1 S.C.R. 951

Edward Gregory Faulkner                                                                 Appellant

v.

Her Majesty The Queen                                                                   Respondent

indexed as: r. v. faulkner

File No.: 20037.

1987: June 5.

Present: Beetz, McIntyre, Lamer, Wilson, Le Dain, La Forest and L'Heureux‑Dubé JJ.

on appeal from the court of appeal for manitoba

                   Criminal law ‑‑ Procedure ‑‑ Appeal as of right ‑‑ Dissent in the Court of Appeal not on a question of law.

                   APPEAL from a judgment of the Manitoba Court of Appeal (1986), 43 Man. R. 117, dismissing an appeal from the accused's conviction on a charge of robbery. Appeal quashed.

                   David Deutscher, for the appellant.

                   Wayne Myshkowsky, for the respondent.

                   The judgment of the Court was delivered orally by

1.                Beetz J.‑‑It will not be necessary to hear from you, Mr. Myshkowsky. Mr. Deutscher could not persuade us that Mr. Justice O'Sullivan's dissent was a dissent on a question of law. The appeal is quashed.

                   Judgment accordingly.

                   Solicitors for the appellant: Savino and Co., Winnipeg.

                   Solicitor for the respondent: The Attorney General of Manitoba.