Supreme Court Judgments

Decision Information

R. v. Mathieu

Collection Supreme Court Judgments
Date 1995-11-02
Report [1995] 4 SCR 46
Case number 24173
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: 24173

Decision Content

R. v. Mathieu, [1995] 4 S.C.R. 46

 

Her Majesty The Queen                                                                               Appellant

 

v.

 

Raynald Mathieu         Respondent

 

Indexed as:  R. v. Mathieu

 

File No.:  24173.

 

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 touching ‑‑ Court of Appeal not erring in allowing accused's appeal and ordering new trial.

 

                   APPEAL from a judgment of the Quebec Court of Appeal (1994), 90 C.C.C. (3d) 415, allowing the accused's appeal from his conviction of sexual touching and ordering a new trial.  Appeal dismissed.

 

                   Alain Gaumond, for the appellant.

 

                   Pierre Gaudreau, for the respondent.

 

                   English version of the judgment of the Court delivered orally by

 

1                 Lamer C.J. ‑‑ We are all of the view that the Court of Appeal made no error in allowing the accused's appeal and ordering a new trial.  The appeal is therefore dismissed.

 

                   Judgment accordingly.

 

                   Solicitor for the appellant:  Alain Gaumond, Québec.

 

                   Solicitors for the respondent: Gaudreau & Associés, Québec.

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