Newfoundland and Labrador's Court of Appeal won't hear a case that made national headlines debating the constitutionality of the province's COVID-19 travel restrictions in 2020.
The St. John's man had until this point refused a lawyer, instead representing himself in a sexual assault case earlier this year. He was convicted in June.
The St. John's man, who sexually assaulted a 17-year-old girl in 2020, could spend the rest of his life behind bars if a dangerous offender application succeeds.
Hopkins's final submissions mark the last stage of a six-week ordeal defined by delays and interruptions from the accused, who chose to represent himself.