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R. v. Gould

[1987] 1 SCR 499 Court SCC Decision date 1987-05-07 Docket 19478 English

PartiesJames Scott Gould Appellant·Her Majesty The Queen Respondent

Judges McIntyre, William Rogers; Lamer, Antonio; Wilson, Bertha; Le Dain, Gerald Eric; L'Heureux-Dubé, Claire

Decision 4–1 Majority (4) · McIntyre J. (1)

On appeal from Saskatchewan

Subjects Criminal law

Contents

Majority

The following is the judgment delivered orally by

McIntyre J.

1. McIntyre J.‑‑As found by the Court of Appeal, the appellant was never in jeopardy on the proceedings concerning the first indictment and he is therefore not entitled to the plea of autrefois acquit in respect of the second indictment. The appeal is dismissed.
Judgment accordingly.
Solicitors for the appellant: Rubin, Purves, Vancouver.
Solicitor for the respondent: Frank Iacobucci, Ottawa.