R. v. Senior, [1997] 2 S.C.R. 288
Locksley Washington Alphonso Senior Appellant
v.
Her Majesty The Queen Respondent
Indexed as: R. v. Senior
File No.: 25283.
1997: May 23.
Present: Lamer C.J. and La Forest, L’Heureux‑Dubé, Sopinka, Gonthier, Cory, McLachlin, Iacobucci and Major JJ.
on appeal from the court of appeal for alberta
Criminal law ‑‑ Sentencing ‑‑ Imposition of consecutive sentences.
Cases Cited
Distinguished: Paul v. The Queen, [1982] 1 S.C.R. 621.
APPEAL from a judgment of the Alberta Court of Appeal (1996), 181 A.R. 1, 116 W.A.C. 1, allowing in part the accused’s appeals against sentences. Appeal dismissed.
Terence C. Semenuk, for the appellant.
Elizabeth A. Hughes, for the respondent.
//The Chief Justice//
The judgment of the Court was delivered orally by
1 The Chief Justice ‑‑ In light of the unusual circumstances of this case, this Court’s decision in Paul v. The Queen, [1982] 1 S.C.R. 621, is of no help to the appellant, and we agree with the conclusion of the Court of Appeal of Alberta, and the appeal is dismissed.
Judgment accordingly.
Solicitors for the appellant: Singleton Urquhart Scott, Calgary.
Solicitor for the respondent: The Department of Justice, Calgary.
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