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COURT OF APPEAL OF NEW BRUNSWICK 102-10-CA STEPHEN PETER LAKAS (Moving Party) APPELLANT STEPHEN PETER LAKAS (Auteur de la motion) APPELANT - and - - et - HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN (Respondent) RESPONDENT SA MAJESTÉ LA REINE (Intimé

e) INTIMÉE Lakas v. R., 2011 NBCA 30 Lakas c. R., 2011 NBCA 30 CORAM: The Honourable Justice Deschênes The Honourable Justice Richard The Honourable Justice Green CORAM : L’honora ble juge Deschênes L’honorable juge Richard L’honorable juge Green Appeal from a decision of the Provincial Court: May 11, 2010 Appel d’une décision de la Cour provinciale : Le 11 mai 2010 History of case: Decision under appeal: Unreported Preliminary or incidental proceedings: N/A Historique de la cause : Décision frappée d’appel : Inédite Procédures préliminaires ou accessoires : S.O.

Motion heard: March 23, 2011 Motion entendue : Le 23 mars 2011 Decision on motion rendered: March 23, 2011 Décision sur la motion rendue : Le 23 mars 2011

Counsel at hearing: For the appellant: James J. Matheson For the respondent: Cameron Gunn Avocats à l’audience : Pour l’appelant : James J. Matheson Pour l’intimée : Cameron Gunn The following is the judgment delivered by THE COURT [1] Stephen Peter Lakas appeals a May 11, 2010, convictionfollowing a trial in the Provincial Court. He raises an issue on appeal that requireshim to obtain from Rogers Communications Inc. certain telephone records. Heapplies to this Court for a Production Order pursuant to s. 683(1)(

a) of the CriminalCode. Counsel for the Attorney General does not oppose the application, and RogersCommunications Inc., which was served with the Notice of Motion, did not attend atthe hearing. Rogers Communications Inc. has advised Mr. Lakas that theinformation sought can be produced in compliance with a Court order. [2] The following decisions were cited to the Court in support ofthe order applied for: Tele-Mobile Co. v. Ontario, 2008 SCC 12, [2008] 1 S.C.R. 305,Canada (Attorney General) v. Pacific International Securities Inc., 2006 BCCA 303,[2006] B.C.J. No. 1368 (QL), R. v. Magda, [2006] O.J.

No. 4375 (C.A.) (QL), and R. v.Truscott (2006), (ON CA), 81 O.R. (3d) 689 (C.A.). [3] Having heard the parties and considered the evidence filedin support of the motion, we consider it in the interest of justice that the order soughtbe issued. We therefore order Rogers Communications Inc. to produce, on or beforeApril 21, 2011, to Mr. James J. Matheson, counsel for Mr.

Stephen Peter Lakas, thecall detail records for March 13, 2009, to March 19, 2009, inclusive, relating toAccount number [as specified in the Order], wireless number [as specified in theOrder]. ______________________________ ALEXANDRE DESCHÊNES, J.A.

______________________________ J.C. MARC RICHARD, J.A. _______________________________ BRADLEY V. GREEN, J.A.