2011 NBCA 54, 2011 NBCA 54

COURT OF APPEAL OF NEW BRUNSWICK 53-10-CA ALAN ROBERT WELDON APPELLANT ALAN ROBERT WELDON APPELANT - and - - et - HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN RESPONDENT SA MAJESTÉ LA REINE INTIMÉE Weldon v. R., 2011 NBCA 54 Weldon c.

R., 2011 NBCA 54 CORAM: The Honourable Justice Richard The Honourable Justice Bell The Honourable Justice Green CORAM : L’honorable juge Richard L’honorable juge Bell L’honorable juge Green Appeal from a decision of the Court of Queen’s Bench: March 16, 2010 (conviction) Appel d'une décision de la Cour du Banc de la Reine : Le 16 mars 2010 (déclaration de culpabilité) History of Case: Historique de la cause : Decision under appeal: Unreported Décision frappée d’appel : Inédite Preliminary or incidental proceedings: N/A Procédures préliminaires ou accessoires : S.O.

Appeal heard: May 26, 2011 Appel entendu : Le 26 mai 2011 Judgment rendered: June 9, 2011 Jugement rendu : Le 9 juin 2011

Counsel at hearing: For the appellant: No one appeared for Albert Robert Weldon For the respondent: Cameron H. Gunn Avocats à l'audience : Pour l’appelant : Personne n’a comparu pour Albert Robert Weldon Pour l’intimée : Cameron H. Gunn THE COURT The application for leave to appeal is dismissed. LA COUR La demande en autorisation d’appel est rejetée. The following is the judgment delivered by THE COURT [ 1 ] Alan Robert Weldon appeals his conviction on a charge of having violated s. 151 of the Criminal Code .

His grounds of appeal raise questions of fact and mixed law and fact for which, pursuant to s. 675(1)( a )(ii), leave to appeal is required. Simply put, Mr. Weldon is asking the Court of Appeal to take a different view of the evidence than did the trial judge. However, that is not our role. As the Supreme Court has repeatedly stated, findings of fact and credibility must be shown deference. Only when such findings are the result of a palpable and overriding error is a court of appeal justified to intervene. Mr. Weldon has not identified any such error.

Furthermore, none is apparent upon our review of the record. [ 2 ] For these reasons, Mr. Weldon’s application for leave to appeal is dismissed. ____________________________________ J.C. MARC RICHARD, J.A. _____________________________________ B. RICHARD BELL, J.A. ______________________________________ BRADLEY V. GREEN, J.A.