Supreme Court of Canada
Hewson v. R., [1978] 2 S.C.R. 111
Date: 1978-02-08
Jon Hewson (Plaintiff) Appellant;
and
Her Majesty The Queen (Defendant) Respondent.
1978: February 7, 8.
Present: Laskin C.J. and Martland, Ritchie, Spence, Pigeon, Dickson, Beetz, Estey and Pratte JJ.
ON APPEAL FROM THE COURT OF APPEAL FOR ONTARIO.
Criminal law—Theft under $200—Appeal—No reversible error.
APPEAL from a judgment of the Court of appeal for Ontario dismissing without recorded reasons an appeal from a judgment of Richards, Prov. Ct. J., convicting appellant of theft under $200.
J. Lockyer and M. Winter, for the appellant.
Murray Segal, for the respondent.
The judgment of the Court was delivered orally by
THE CHIEF JUSTICE—We do not need to hear you Mr. Segal. We are all of the opinion that no reversible error is revealed in the record and in the judgment at trial as confirmed by a majority of the Court of Appeal. The appeal is accordingly dismissed.
Appeal dismissed.
Solicitor for the appellant: Charles C. Roach, Toronto.
Solicitor for the respondent: The Attorney General for Ontario, Toronto.