Jacques Delisle

Jacques Delisle (born 1935 in Montreal, Quebec)[1] is a former Canadian judge who sat on the Quebec Superior Court from 1985 to 1992, and on the Quebec Court of Appeal from 1992 until his retirement in 2009.[2] In June 2010, he was arrested, charged and subsequently convicted with murder, in connection with the November 2009 death of his wife Marie-Nicole Rainville.[3]

This article is about the Canadian judge. For the American legal scholar, see Jacques deLisle.

Delisle is the first judge in Canadian history to be charged with murder.[4]

His trial began in May 2012;[5] it had been scheduled to begin in 2011, but was delayed after one of the prosecutors withdrew.[6]

On June 14, 2012, Delisle was found guilty of first-degree murder for killing his wife.[7]

He subsequently appealed his conviction;[8] in May 2013, the Quebec Court of Appeal upheld the decision,[9] and in December 2013, the Supreme Court of Canada declined to hear his case.[10]

Later developments

Delisle, who did not testify at his trial, stated in March 2015 that his wife had committed suicide with a gun which he had supplied,[11] a position reportedly supported by forensic experts.[12] On March 19, 2015, Justice Minister Peter MacKay announced that he would take under consideration Delisle's request for a new trial.[13]

On April 7, 2021, Federal Justice Minister David Lametti ordered a new trial for Delisle. Both the sentence and conviction were set aside.[14]

On April 8, 2022, Quebec Superior Court Justice Jean-François Emond ruled that Delisle will not face a second trial.[15]

On April 28, 2022, the Directeur des poursuites criminelles et pénales (DPCP) appealed Emond's decision.[16]

References
  1. ‘Destroyed, but not guilty,’ says judge accused of murdering his wife at the National Post; by Tristan Hopper and Marianne White; published May 8, 2012; retrieved May 8, 2012
  2. Quebec judge facing first-degree murder charge in wife's slaying granted bail Archived 2012-09-04 at archive.today, by Alexandre Robillard, for the Canadian Press; archived at News1130.com; published June 23, 2010; retrieved May 8, 2012
  3. Murder case against retired judge has challenges; Case likely to be given to judge from outside province at CBC.ca; published June 16, 2010; retrieved May 8, 2012
  4. Former judge charged with wife’s murder a Canadian first, by Marianne White; published June 17, 2010; retrieved April 9, 2017
  5. Jury selected for retired judge's murder trial at CTV.ca; published May 7, 2012; retrieved May 8, 2012
  6. Murder trial for ex-judge to begin, by Kathryne Lamontagne, for QMI Agency; published May 7, 2012; retrieved May 8, 2012
  7. Former Quebec judge found guilty of 1st-degree murder. at CBC News Montréal, published June 14, 2012
  8. Jacques Delisle veut être entendu par la Cour suprême, by Olivier Parent, at Le Soleil/La Presse; published August 23, 2013; retrieved December 14, 2013
  9. Battle over ex-judge's murder conviction to be fought in Supreme Court, by Kathryne Lamontagne; at the Toronto Sun; published October 4, 2013; retrieved December 14, 2013
  10. La Cour suprême refuse d’entendre l’appel du juge à la retraite Jacques Delisle, by Stéphanie Marin; at L'actualité; published December 12, 2013; retrieved December 14, 2013
  11. "Ex-judge Jacques Delisle a step closer to murder-conviction review by justice minister | CBC News".
  12. "Jacques Delisle didn't murder his wife, forensic experts tell CBC | CBC News".
  13. "Peter MacKay to review case of Jacques Delisle, ex-judge convicted in death of Nicole Rainville | CTV News". 20 March 2015.
  14. Nouveau procès pour l’ex-juge Jacques Delisle; by Kathryne Lamontagne; in Le Journal de Québec; published April 7, 2021; retrieved April 7, 2021
  15. Banerjee, Sidhartha (April 8, 2022). "No new murder trial for former Quebec judge Jacques Delisle, court rules". Global News. Retrieved April 18, 2022.
  16. "La Couronne en appel dans le dossier de Delisle".
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