Cheema c. R. 2019 QCCA 1902 COURT OF APPEAL CANADA PROVINCE OF QUEBEC REGISTRY OF MONTREAL No: 500-10-006600-173 ( 500-01-017175-073 ) MINUTES OF HEARING DATE: November 4, 2019 CORAM: THE HONOURABLE ALLAN R. HILTON, J.A. CLAUDINE ROY, J.A. GENEVIÈVE COTNAM, J.A.

APPELLANT HARINDER SINGH CHEEMA UNREPRESENTED RESPONDENT COUNSEL HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN Mtre M ARIE-ÈVE MAYER ( Directeur des poursuites criminelles et pénales ) APPLICANT COUNSEL MARIE-HÉLÈNE GIROUX Mtre TEDDY TABET ( Marie-Hélène Giroux, Avocate inc. ) DESCRIPTION: Appeal placed on the roll pursuant to sections 79 and 97 of the Rules of the Court of Appeal in criminal Matters ( TR/2006-142 ) Motion of Me Marie-Hélène Giroux to cease representing the appellant Clerk : Robert Osadchuck Courtroom: Pierre-Basile-Mignault HEARING 11:20 a.m. Commencement of the hearing. Identification of counsel. M.

Cheema is present via videoconference. Mtre Maxime Hébert Lafontaine is present.

11:20 a.m. Submissions by Mtre Tabbet. 11:22 a.m. By the Court: judgment – see page 3. 11:22 a.m. Representations by Mtre Hébert Lafontaine. He is ready to file a written appearance in the file but he won’t be able to file the brief before summer 2020. 11:24 a.m. Representations by Mtre Mayer. 11:26 a.m. Recess. 11:30 a.m. Resumption of the hearing. 11:30 a.m.

By the Court: judgment – see page 3 Robert Osadchuck, Clerk JUDGMENT THE COURT: [ 1 ] GRANTS the motion; [ 2 ] AUTHORIZES Mtre Marie-Hélène Giroux to cease representing the appellant; [ 3 ] ORDERS the appellant to file his brief on or before June 30, 2020; [ 4 ] ORDERS the respondent to file her brief on or before August 31, 2020. ALLAN R. HILTON, J.A. CLAUDINE ROY, J.A. GENEVIÈVE COTNAM, J.A.