R v Sharphead

Decided: 2026-10-19. Docket: 2603-0217A. Citation: 2026 ABCA 329 (CanLII). Procedure — Judicial interim release pending appeal — Criminal Code, s. 679(3) — Application for interim judicial release pending appeal after conviction and sentence — Onus on applicant to show appeal not frivolous and detention not necessary in the public interest — Strength of appeal assessed with applicable standard of review — Detention maintained — Application dismissed | Procedure — Interim release pending appeal — Not frivolous appeal — Criminal Code, s. 679(3) — Whether the appeal is not frivolous given grounds challenging reasonableness of the verdict — Appellate court not allowed to substitute findings of fact or credibility, errors “exceedingly rare” — No identified error supporting unreasonable verdict