Bernard v. The Queen

[1980] 1 SCR 593 Court SCC Decision date 1980-05-01 English

PartiesSteve Bernard Appellant·Her Majesty The Queen Respondent

Counsel (4)

Richard Perras, for the appellant.
Pierre Rousseau, for the respondent.
Solicitors for the appellant: Beaudoin, Morin & Perras, St-Jérôme.
Solicitor for the respondent: Pierre Rousseau, St-Jérôme.

Judges Martland, Ronald; Ritchie, Roland Almon; Beetz, Jean; Estey, Willard Zebedee; McIntyre, William Rogers; Chouinard, Julien; Lamer, Antonio

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

On appeal from Quebec

Subjects Criminal law

Contents

Majority

English version of the judgment of the Court delivered orally by

MARTLAND J.

MARTLAND J.—We all agree with the dissent of Montgomery J.A.

The appeal is allowed, the judgment of the Court of Appeal is set aside and the acquittal of the appellant is restored.

Appeal allowed.

Solicitors for the appellant: Beaudoin, Morin & Perras, St-Jérôme.

Solicitor for the respondent: Pierre Rousseau, St-Jérôme.

Footnotes

[1] [1978] C.A. 453.