The justice of former judge Jacques Delisle may not have ended. The Director of Criminal and Penal Prosecutions (DPCP) is appealing the judgment ordering the stay of proceedings against the 86-year-old man.
On April 8, Judge Jean-François Émond ruled in favor of Jacques Delisle, who claimed to be a victim of the state’s abusive behavior.
The octogenarian will face a second trial after obtaining a judicial review, following the intervention of the federal Minister of Justice.
The former Quebec Court of Appeal judge has already served nine years in prison, after being found guilty of killing his wife in 2012.
the DPCP believes that Justice Émond erred in finding law that there was a State offense or abuse that necessitated the continuance of the proceedings, as Delisle claims.
In his judgment, Judge Émond strongly criticized the work of the pathologist who performed Nicole Rainville’s autopsy.
In its notice of appeal, the DPCP argued that the dismissal of the proceedings hindered the fact-finding process, and thus compromised public confidence in the judicial process.
Jacques Delisle has always maintained that his wife Nicole Rainville committed suicide while the prosecution wants to see the 1st degree murder charge stand up.
More details to come
Source: Radio-Canada
