Supreme Court Judgments

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R. v. Bédard

Collection Supreme Court Judgments
Date 1988-02-24
Report [1988] 1 SCR 233
Case number 19861
Judges Beetz, Jean; Lamer, Antonio; Le Dain, Gerald Eric; La Forest, Gérard V.; L'Heureux-Dubé, Claire
On appeal from Quebec
Subjects Criminal law
Notes SCC Case Information: 19861

Decision Content

r. v. bédard, [1988] 1 S.C.R. 233

 

Marc Bédard                                                                                      Appellant

 

v.

 

Her Majesty The Queen                                                                   Respondent

 

indexed as: r. v. bédard

 

File No.: 19861.

 

1988: February 24.

 

Present: Beetz, Lamer, Le Dain, La Forest and L'Heureux‑Dubé JJ.

 

on appeal from the court of appeal for quebec

 

                   Criminal law ‑‑ Defence ‑‑ Self‑defence ‑‑ Trial judge's directions to the jury ‑‑ Whether the Court of Appeal erred in law ‑‑ Appeal as of right.

 

                   APPEAL from a judgment of the Quebec Court of Appeal, [1986] R.J.Q. 1464, dismissing the accused's appeal against a conviction on a charge of manslaughter and allowing an appeal against the sentence. Appeal dismissed.

 

                   Lawrence Corriveau, Q.C., for the appellant.

 

                   Michel Bouchard, for the respondent.

                   English version of the judgment of the Court delivered orally by

 

1.                       Beetz J.‑‑Mr. Corriveau could not convince us that the Court of Appeal erred.

 

2.                       The appeal is dismissed.

 

                          Judgment accordingly.

 

                          Solicitors for the appellant: Corriveau, Corriveau & Associés, Québec.

 

                          Solicitor for the respondent: Michel Bouchard, Québec.

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