Supreme Court Judgments

Boucher v. The Queen, [1986] 1 S.C.R. 750

Robert Boucher    Appellant;

and

Her Majesty The Queen                                                                   Respondent.

File No.: 17333.

1986: June 19.

Present: Beetz, McIntyre, Lamer, Le Dain andL<ELa Forest JJ.

on appeal from the court of appeal for quebec

                   Criminal law ‑‑ Sentencing ‑‑ Use of firearm during commission of offence ‑‑ Whether penalties imposed under s. 83  of the Criminal Code  to be served consecutively ‑‑ Criminal Code, R.S.C. 1970, c. C‑34 as amended, s. 83.

Cases Cited

                   R. v. MacLean (1979), 49 C.C.C. (2d) 552, applied.

Statutes and Regulations Cited

Criminal Code, R.S.C. 1970, c. C‑34, s. 83 [rep. & subs. 1976‑77 (Can.), c. 53, s. 3].

                   APPEAL from a judgment of the Quebec Court of Appeal¹, which affirmed the judgment on sentencing rendered by a judge of the Court of Sessions of the Peace². Appeal dismissed.

¹ Mtl. C.A., No. 500‑10‑000019‑842, April 6, 1984.

² Mtl. S.P., No. 500‑01‑011529‑838 and No. 500‑01‑12350‑838, December 19, 1983.

                   Josée Ferrari, for the appellant.

                   Esthel Gravel and Rolande Matte, for the respondent.

                   English version of the judgment delivered orally by

1.                The Court‑‑It will not be necessary to hear from you, Ms. Gravel and Ms. Matte.

2.                We are all of the view that this appeal should be dismissed. There is no ambiguity in either the English or the French version of s. 83  of the Criminal Code , in our view, and we essentially agree with the interpretation the Nova Scotia Court of Appeal gave this section in R. v MacLean (1979), 49 C.C.C. (2d) 552.

3.                The appeal is dismissed.

                   Judgment accordingly.

                   Solicitor for the appellant: Josée Ferrari, Montréal.

                   Solicitor for the respondent: Esthel Gravel, Montréal.