Majority
English version of the judgment of the Court delivered orally by
Lamer C.J.
Lamer C.J. -- We are ready to render judgment forthwith.
We do not believe that the trial judge erred on a question of law alone. For this reason, the Court of Appeal should have dismissed the Crown's appeal.
We would therefore allow the appeal, quash the order of the Court of Appeal, and restore the acquittal entered at trial.
Judgment accordingly.
Solicitor for the appellant: Jack Waissman, Montréal.
Solicitor for the respondent: Jacques Lacoursière, Trois-Rivières.