St-Pierre v. The Queen
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St-Pierre v. The Queen Collection Supreme Court Judgments Date 1987-12-15 Report [1987] 2 SCR 690 Case number 19075, 19076, 19077, 19078 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: 19076, 19077, 19078, 19075 Decision Content Supreme Court of Canada St-Pierre v. The Queen, [1987] 2 S.C.R. 690 Date: 1987-12-15 Daniel St-Pierre Appellant v. Her Majesty The Queen Respondent and between Sylvain Boucher Appellant v. Her Majesty The Queen Respondent and between Luc Richard Appellant v. Her Majesty The Queen Respondent and between Jean-Yves Lahaie Appellant v. Her Majesty The Queen Respondent INDEXED AS: R. V. ST-PIERRE File Nos.: 19075, 19076, 19077, 19078. 1987: December 15. Present: Beetz, Lamer, Le Dain, La Forest and L’Heureux-Dubé JJ. ON APPEAL FROM THE COURT OF APPEAL FOR QUEBEC Criminal law — Narcotics — Possession of a narcotic for the purpose of trafficking — Nature of the substance seized — Procedure of analysis — "Evidence to the contrary" within the meaning of s. 9 of the Narcotic Control Act — Trial judge erred as to the scope of the Oliver case. Cases Cited Referred to: Oliver v. The Queen,[1981] 2 S.C.R. 240. APPEALS from a judgment of the Quebec Court of Appeal, [1984] C.A. 411, allowing the Crown's appeals from the acquittals of the accused and ordering new trials. Appeals dismissed. Jean Gobeil and Pierre Dugré, for the appellants. Clau…
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St-Pierre v. The Queen Collection Supreme Court Judgments Date 1987-12-15 Report [1987] 2 SCR 690 Case number 19075, 19076, 19077, 19078 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: 19076, 19077, 19078, 19075 Decision Content Supreme Court of Canada St-Pierre v. The Queen, [1987] 2 S.C.R. 690 Date: 1987-12-15 Daniel St-Pierre Appellant v. Her Majesty The Queen Respondent and between Sylvain Boucher Appellant v. Her Majesty The Queen Respondent and between Luc Richard Appellant v. Her Majesty The Queen Respondent and between Jean-Yves Lahaie Appellant v. Her Majesty The Queen Respondent INDEXED AS: R. V. ST-PIERRE File Nos.: 19075, 19076, 19077, 19078. 1987: December 15. Present: Beetz, Lamer, Le Dain, La Forest and L’Heureux-Dubé JJ. ON APPEAL FROM THE COURT OF APPEAL FOR QUEBEC Criminal law — Narcotics — Possession of a narcotic for the purpose of trafficking — Nature of the substance seized — Procedure of analysis — "Evidence to the contrary" within the meaning of s. 9 of the Narcotic Control Act — Trial judge erred as to the scope of the Oliver case. Cases Cited Referred to: Oliver v. The Queen,[1981] 2 S.C.R. 240. APPEALS from a judgment of the Quebec Court of Appeal, [1984] C.A. 411, allowing the Crown's appeals from the acquittals of the accused and ordering new trials. Appeals dismissed. Jean Gobeil and Pierre Dugré, for the appellants. Claude Bélanger, Q.C., for the respondent. English version of the judgment of the Court delivered orally by BEETZ J.—It will not be necessary to hear you Mr. Bélanger. We are all of the view that these appeals should be dismissed. In agreement with the reasons of LeBel J.A., we are of the view that the trial judge erred in law in considering that the judgment Oliver v. The Queen, [1981] 2 S.C.R. 240, had established binding standards which he had to follow. Moreover, we are in agreement with the reasons of Vallerand J.A. when he said: [TRANSLATION] "The trial judge based his decision on the existence of a reasonable doubt with regard to essential facts though, in the course of the trial, he had indicated he was satisfied by the proof of the same facts and as against the Crown, had decisively put an end to it." The appeals are dismissed. Judgment accordingly. Solicitors for the appellants: Jean Gobeil, Montréal; Pierre Dugré, Shawinigan. Solicitor for the respondent: Frank lacobucci, Ottawa.
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