R. v. Tuel

canada, canadian, case law, court opinion, canlii, ykca, 2026ykca3, 2026 ykca 3 (canlii), 2026, ykca, 3, (canlii), 23-yu909, 2026, procedure, criminal appeals, appointment of counsel, criminal code, s. 684(1), whether it is in the interests of justice to assign counsel, factors considered including complexity, need for counsel, and significant penalty, authorities applied, j.j.p., mcdiarmid, international forest products, butler, interests of justice not met where appeal lacks merit, application dismissed, procedure, criminal appeals, merits threshold, assessment on low standard of arguability, whether proposed grounds disclose an arguable appeal, allegations reduced to unreasonable verdict and miscarriage of justice based on bias, counsel unable to identify any arguable ground, even if other factors favour, no prospect of success per silcoff, application dismissed