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Quebec (Attorney General) v. Publications Photo-Police Inc.

[1990] 1 SCR 851 Court SCC Decision date 1990-04-27 Docket 21046 English

PartiesThe Attorney General of the province of Quebec Appellant·Les Publications Photo‑Police Incorporée Respondents·Guy Bourdon and Michel Lecomte Respondents

Judges Lamer, Antonio; Wilson, Bertha; La Forest, Gérard V.; Sopinka, John; Gonthier, Charles Doherty; Cory, Peter deCarteret; McLachlin, Beverley

Decision 6–1 Majority (6) · Lamer J. (1)

On appeal from Quebec

Subjects Criminal law

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Majority

English version of the judgment of the Court delivered orally by

Lamer J.

Lamer J. ‑‑ We are all of the view, for the reasons given in this Court's decision in R. v. Vermette, [1987] 1 S.C.R. 577, that these appeals should be allowed and the convictions handed down by the Superior Court judge restored.
Judgment accordingly.
Solicitor for the appellant: Ginette Kirouac, Montréal.

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