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18963

Yvan Vaillancourt v. Her Majesty the Queen

(Quebec) (Criminal) (By Leave)

Docket

Judgments on applications for leave to appeal are rendered by the Court, but are not necessarily unanimous.

List of proceedings
Date Proceeding Filed By
(if applicable)
1987-12-18 Formal judgment sent to the registrar of the court of appeal and all parties, (Mtl,Qc)
1987-12-03 Judgment on the appeal rendered, CJ B E McI C La W LeD LaF
Allowed, no order as to costs
1986-12-10 Hearing of the appeal, 1986-12-10, CJ B E McI C La W LeD LaF
Decision reserved
1986-12-09 Respondent's factum, 21 copies annex 2 & 3 Her Majesty the Queen
1986-12-08 Notice of withdrawal Attorney General of British Columbia
1986-12-05 Service
1986-12-05 Intervener's factum, 21 copies Attorney General for Ontario
1986-12-02 Respondent's factum, 21 copies, avec signification Her Majesty the Queen
1986-09-02 Notice of hearing Yvan Vaillancourt
1986-09-02 Service
1986-08-20 Discontinuance of motion for an an order that the appeal not be deemed abandoned [s. 695(2) Criminal Code] / Show Cause Yvan Vaillancourt
1986-08-07 Decision on motion for an order that the appeal not be deemed abandoned [s. 695(2) Criminal Code] / Show Cause, LaF
Granted, no order as to costs
1986-08-07 Hearing of motion for an order that the appeal not be deemed abandoned [s. 695(2) Criminal Code] / Show Cause, 1986-08-07, LaF
1986-08-07 Submission of motion for an order that the appeal not be deemed abandoned [s. 695(2) Criminal Code] / Show Cause, 1986-08-07, LaF
1986-08-01 Response to motion for an order that the appeal not be deemed abandoned [s. 695(2) Criminal Code] / Show Cause Her Majesty the Queen
1986-08-01 Affidavit Yvan Vaillancourt
1986-08-01 Motion for an order that the appeal not be deemed abandoned [s. 695(2) Criminal Code] / Show cause Yvan Vaillancourt
1986-07-09 General proceeding, to note factum returned from printers
1986-04-27 Notice of hearing, Avec signification Yvan Vaillancourt
1986-04-20 Appeal hearing scheduled, 1986-12-10
Decision reserved
1986-04-20 Appeal perfected for hearing, Session beginning on 1986-04-21
1986-04-02 Notice of intervention respecting a constitutional question Attorney General of British Columbia
1986-04-01 Notice of intervention respecting a constitutional question Attorney General for Ontario
1986-03-17 Service
1986-03-12 Notice of constitutional question(s), Avec signification Yvan Vaillancourt
1986-03-07 Order on motion to state a constitutional question
1986-02-28 Decision on the motion to state a constitutional question, (extension fo time to hear motion granted. For Constitutional Question see Reg's Red Book #6 @ p.111), C
Granted, no order as to costs
1986-02-28 Hearing of the motion to state a constitutional question, 1986-02-28, (extension fo time to hear motion granted. For Constitutional Question see Reg's Red Book #6 @ p.111), C
1986-02-28 Submission of motion to state a constitutional question, 1986-02-28, (extension fo time to hear motion granted. For Constitutional Question see Reg's Red Book #6 @ p.111), C
1986-02-28 Hearing of the motion to state a constitutional question, 1986-02-28
Decision reserved
1986-02-28 Submission of motion to state a constitutional question, 1986-02-28
Decision reserved
1986-02-14 Motion to state a constitutional question, Avec signification Yvan Vaillancourt
1986-01-28 Notice of appearance Her Majesty the Queen
1986-01-28 General proceeding, to note consent to substitution of solicitors. Her Majesty the Queen
1986-01-28 Appellant's factum, 21 copies, avec signification Yvan Vaillancourt
1985-02-28 Trial court record
1985-02-28 Certified casebook Yvan Vaillancourt
1985-02-22 Case on appeal, 20 copies vols. 1 & 2 Yvan Vaillancourt
1984-12-21 Order granting leave to appeal
1984-11-19 Notice of appearance Yvan Vaillancourt
1984-11-13 Notice of appeal, 3 copies, avec signification Yvan Vaillancourt
1984-11-01 Judgment of the Court on the application for leave to appeal, CJ B LeD
Granted, no order as to costs
1984-10-22 Hearing of the application for leave to appeal, 1984-10-22, CJ B LeD
Decision reserved
1984-10-22 All materials on application for leave submitted to the Judges, 1984-10-22, CJ B LeD
Decision reserved
1984-09-11 Application for leave to appeal, 5 copies, Completed on: 1984-09-11 Yvan Vaillancourt

Parties

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Main parties

Main parties - Appellants
Name Role Status
Vaillancourt, Yvan Applicant Active

v.

Main parties - Respondents
Name Role Status
Her Majesty the Queen Respondent Active

Other parties

Other parties
Name Role Status
Attorney General for Ontario Intervener Active

Counsel

Party: Vaillancourt, Yvan

Counsel
Michel Marchand
Michel Denis
500 - 303 RUE ST-SULPICE
MONTRÉAL, Quebec
H2Y 3W2
Telephone: (514) 287-9284
FAX: (514) 287-9792
Agent
Denis Dufour
Centre Communautaire juridique de l'Outaouais
768, boul St-Joseph
Hull, Quebec
J8Y 4B8
Telephone: (819) 772-3011
FAX: (819) 772-3239

Party: Her Majesty the Queen

Counsel
Bernard Laprade
Michel Pothier
Attorney General of Canada
Department of Justice
284, rue Wellington
Ottawa, Ontario
K1A 0H8
Telephone: (613) 957-4761
FAX: (613) 941-7865
Agent
Robert Décary, c.r.
Noël et Associés, s.e.n.c.r.l.
111, rue Champlain
Hull, Quebec
J8X 3R1
Telephone: (819) 771-7393
FAX: (819) 771-5397

Party: Attorney General for Ontario

Counsel
James K. Stewart
Attorney General for Ontario
720 BAY ST
TORONTO, Ontario
M5G 2K1
Telephone: (416) 326-2220
FAX: (416) 326-4656
Agent
Robert E. Houston., Q.C.
Burke-Robertson
70 Gloucester St
Ottawa, Ontario
K2P 0A2
Telephone: (613) 566-2058
FAX: (613) 235-4430

Summary

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Lower court rulings

October 8, 1982
Superior Court of Quebec

500-01-002452-826

accusé trouvé coupable de meurtre au deuxième degré

April 19, 1984
Court of Appeal of Quebec (Montréal)

500-10-000316-826

Appel rejeté

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Date modified: 2025-05-13