Supreme Court Judgments

Decision Information

R. v. Fleurant

Collection Supreme Court Judgments
Date 1995-11-02
Report [1995] 4 SCR 47
Case number 24310
Judges Lamer, Antonio; La Forest, Gérard V.; L'Heureux-Dubé, Claire; Sopinka, John; Gonthier, Charles Doherty; Cory, Peter deCarteret; McLachlin, Beverley; Iacobucci, Frank; Major, John C.
On appeal from Quebec
Subjects Criminal law
Notes SCC Case Information: 24310

Decision Content

R. v. Fleurant, [1995] 4 S.C.R. 47

 

Her Majesty The Queen                                                                               Appellant

 

v.

 

Jacques Fleurant         Respondent

 

Indexed as:  R. v. Fleurant

 

File No.:  24310.

 

1995:  November 2.

 

Present:  Lamer C.J. and La Forest, L'Heureux‑Dubé, Sopinka, Gonthier, Cory, McLachlin, Iacobucci and Major JJ.

 

on appeal from the court of appeal for quebec

 

                   Criminal law ‑‑ Trial -- Evidence -- Accused convicted of sexual assault at trial but acquitted on appeal ‑‑ Error by Court of Appeal ‑‑ Conviction restored.

 

                   APPEAL from a judgment of the Quebec Court of Appeal (1994), 65 Q.A.C. 161, allowing the accused's appeal from his conviction of sexual assault.  Appeal allowed.

 

                   Pierre Lapointe and Mario Tremblay, for the appellant.

 

                   Jean‑Luc Paris, for the respondent.

 

                   English version of the judgment of the Court delivered orally by

 

1                 Lamer C.J. ‑‑ We all share the view of Tourigny J.A. and, for the reasons she gives, we allow the appeal and restore the conviction entered by the trial judge.

 

                   Judgment accordingly.

 

                   Solicitor for the appellant: Pierre Lapointe, Québec.

 

                   Solicitors for the respondent: Pasquin & Associés, Montréal.

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