R. v. King

Decided: 2026-10-06. Docket: COA-26-OM-0372. Citation: 2026 ONCA 725 (CanLII). Procedure — Criminal appeals — Extension of time — R. v. Menear factors — Whether interests of justice required an extension of time to appeal convictions and sentence — No bona fide intention within the appeal period and no reasonable explanation for delay — Proposed appeal merit and prejudice considered — Motion dismissed | Procedure — Mode of trial — Re-election — Criminal Code, s. 561 — Whether re-election from judge and jury to judge alone was not clear, unequivocal and informed — Record showed counsel understood options including adjournment with an explicit s. 11(b) waiver — Trial judge treated re-election as an option and allowed private consultation — No apparent merit — Motion dismissed | Rights and fr