Is there any case law where a conviction was made without jurisdiction?
Alberta, Canada
The following excerpt is from R. v. Granberg, 1973 ALTASCAD 18 (CanLII):
There is no doubt the conviction was made without jurisdiction. (See The Queen v. Larson 1958 CanLII 26 (SCC), [1958] S.C.R. 513, Abbott J. on behalf of Taschereau (later C.J.C.), Abbott and Martland JJ. at page 516).
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