R. v. Bekoe, [1998] 1 SCR 90

R. v. Bekoe, [1998] 1 S.C.R. 90

Doris Bekoe                                                                                       Appellant

v.

Her Majesty The Queen                                                                   Respondent

Indexed as:  R. v. Bekoe

File No.:  25615.

1998:  January 30.

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

on appeal from the court of appeal for ontario

Criminal law ‑‑ Evidence ‑‑ Welfare fraud arising from non‑reporting of change of marital status ‑‑ Defence evidence as to traditional African marriage rejected at trial ‑‑ Trial judge not misapprehending defence evidence.

APPEAL from a judgment of the Ontario Court of Appeal, [1996] O.J. No. 3377 (QL), dismissing the accused’s appeal from her conviction for fraud. Appeal dismissed.

Michael Lomer, for the appellant.

Beverly A. Brown, for the respondent.

//Cory J.//

The judgment of the Court was delivered orally by

1                 Cory J. ‑‑ We are all of the view that there was no error in the reasons and conclusion of the majority of the Court of Appeal.

2                 This appeal as of right is therefore dismissed.

Judgment accordingly.

Solicitors for the appellant:  Lomer, Frost, Toronto.

Solicitor for the respondent:  The Attorney General for Ontario, Toronto.