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Goyette v. The Queen

[1982] 1 SCR 688 Court SCC Decision date 1982-05-31 Docket 16423 English

PartiesAlain Goyette Appellant·Her Majesty The Queen Respondent

Counsel (4)
Céline Pelletier, for the appellant.
Ginette Kirouac and Bernard Laprade, for the respondent.
Solicitors for the appellant: Rouleau, Rumanek, Sirois & Denault, Montreal.
Solicitor for the respondent: Ginette Kirouac, Montreal.

Judges Dickson, Robert George Brian; Beetz, Jean; Chouinard, Julien; Lamer, Antonio; Wilson, Bertha

Decision 4–1 Majority (4) · Judgment of the Court — DICKSON J. (1)

On appeal from Quebec

Subjects Criminal law

Contents

Majority

English version of the judgment of the Court delivered by

Judgment of the Court — DICKSON J.

DICKSON J.—We are all of the view that this appeal should be dismissed for the reasons stated
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by the Court of Appeal of Quebec[1], though we do not thereby express any opinion as to the meaning of subs. (3) of s. 649 of the Criminal Code.
Appeal dismissed.
Solicitors for the appellant: Rouleau, Rumanek, Sirois & Denault, Montreal.
Solicitor for the respondent: Ginette Kirouac, Montreal.

Footnotes

  1. [1] C.A. Mtl., No. 500-10-000318-806, January 16, 1981.

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