'LEAVE TO APPEAL' - from a decision of a
summary conviction is under s.813 of the Criminal Code
Appeal by defendant, informant or Attorney General
813. Except
where otherwise provided by law,
· (a) the
defendant in proceedings under this Part may appeal to the appeal court
o (i) from
a conviction or order made against him,
o (ii) against
a sentence passed on him, or
o (iii) against
a verdict of unfit to stand trial or not criminally responsible on account of
mental disorder; and
· (b) the
informant, the Attorney General or his agent in proceedings under this Part may
appeal to the appeal court
o (i) from
an order that stays proceedings on an information or dismisses an information,
o (ii) against
a sentence passed on a defendant, or
o (iii) against
a verdict of not criminally responsible on account of mental disorder or unfit
to stand trial,
and the Attorney General
of Canada or his agent has the same rights of appeal in proceedings instituted
at the instance of the Government of Canada and conducted by or on behalf of
that Government as the Attorney General of a province or his agent has under
this paragraph.
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