R. v. Lafrance

R. v. Lafrance Collection Supreme Court Judgments Date 1988-03-30 Report [1988] 1 SCR 617 Case number 20294 Judges Estey, Willard Zebedee; Lamer, Antonio; Wilson, Bertha; Le Dain, Gerald Eric; L'Heureux-Dubé, Claire On appeal from Alberta Subjects Criminal law Notes SCC Case Information: 20294 Decision Content r. v. lafrance, [1988] 1 S.C.R. 617 Martin Gerard Lafrance Appellant v. Her Majesty The Queen Respondent indexed as: r. v. lafrance File No.: 20294. 1988: March 30. Present: Estey, Lamer, Wilson, Le Dain and L'Heureux‑Dubé JJ. on appeal from the court of appeal for alberta Criminal law ‑‑ Appeal as of right ‑‑ Interception of communications ‑‑ Authorization to intercept private communications ‑‑ Whether authorization embraced manner of interception employed. APPEAL from a judgment of the Alberta Court of Appeal, rendered on December 2, 1986, setting aside an acquittal on a charge of conspiracy to traffic in a narcotic and ordering a new trial. Appeal dismissed. Richard Cairns, for the appellant. Bruce A. MacFarlane, Q.C., and Donald J. Avison, for the respondent. The judgment of the Court was delivered orally by 1. Estey J.‑‑We are all of the view that this appeal should be dismissed for the reasons given by the Court of Appeal of Alberta. Judgment accordingly. Solicitors for the appellant: Starr, Cairns, Calgary. Solicitor for the respondent: Frank Iacobucci, Ottawa. …