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R. v. Leblanc

[1989] 1 SCR 1583 Court SCC Decision date 1989-06-13 Docket 21144 English

PartiesHer Majesty The Queen Appellant·Ronald LeBlanc Respondent

Judges Dickson, Robert George Brian; Lamer, Antonio; Wilson, Bertha; La Forest, Gérard V.; Sopinka, John; Gonthier, Charles Doherty; Cory, Peter deCarteret

Decision 6–1 Majority (6) · Dickson C.J. (1)

On appeal from New Brunswick

Subjects Criminal law

Contents

Majority

The judgment of the Court was delivered orally by

Dickson C.J.

The Chief Justice ‑‑ We find no error in the trial judge's charge to the jury and accordingly allow the appeal, set aside the acquittal, and restore the conviction by the jury.
Judgment accordingly.
Solicitor for the appellant: Office of the Attorney General, Fredericton.
Solicitors for the respondent: Delaney & Hutchinson, Campbellton.