R. v. Bédard

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. …