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R. v. Simard

2000 SCC 61 [2000] 2 SCR 911 Court SCC Decision date 2000-12-05 Docket 27767 English

PartiesFrançois Simard Appellant·Her Majesty The Queen Respondent

Judges McLachlin, Beverley; L'Heureux-Dubé, Claire; Gonthier, Charles Doherty; Bastarache, Michel; Binnie, William Ian Corneil; Arbour, Louise; LeBel, Louis

Delivered by McLachlin C.J.

On appeal from Quebec

Subjects Criminal law

Contents

McLachlin C.J.

The Chief Justice — The Court would dismiss the appeal substantially for the reasons of Proulx and Dussault JJ.A. in the Quebec Court of Appeal, LeBel J. dissenting. LeBel J. would allow the appeal substantially for the reasons given by Fish J.A. in the Quebec Court of Appeal.
The appeal is dismissed.