R. v. Alkerton, [1993] 1 SCR 468

R. v. Alkerton, [1993] 1 S.C.R. 468

Ronald Nathaniel Alkerton                                                               Appellant

v.

Her Majesty The Queen                                                                   Respondent

Indexed as:  R. v. Alkerton

File No.:  23071.

1993:  February 22.

Present:  Gonthier, Cory, McLachlin, Iacobucci and Major JJ.

on appeal from the court of appeal for ontario

                   Criminal law ‑‑ Procedure ‑‑ Jury ‑‑ Judge exhorting jury to come to verdict ‑‑ Whether Court of Appeal correctly finding trial judge's exhortation to be in error.

                   APPEAL from a judgment of the Ontario Court of Appeal (1992), 8 O.R. (3d) 443, 55 O.A.C. 368, 72 C.C.C. (3d) 184, 16 W.C.B. (2d) 57, allowing an appeal from acquittal by Tobias Dist. Ct. J. (sitting with jury) and ordering a new trial.  Appeal dismissed.

//Gonthier J.//

                   The judgment of the Court was delivered orally by

                   Gonthier J. ‑‑ This appeal comes to us as of right and requests that the order of the Court of Appeal for a new trial be quashed and the verdict of acquittal restored.  We are all in substantial agreement with the Court of Appeal.  The appeal is accordingly dismissed.

                   Judgment accordingly.

                   Solicitors for the appellant:  Nakatsuru & Doucette, Toronto.

                   Solicitors for the respondent:  The Ministry of the Attorney General, Toronto.