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]
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 edit
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 edit
- ^ ‘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
- ^ 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
- ^ 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
- ^ Former judge charged with wife’s murder a Canadian first, by Marianne White; published June 17, 2010; retrieved April 9, 2017
- ^ Jury selected for retired judge's murder trial at CTV.ca; published May 7, 2012; retrieved May 8, 2012
- ^ Murder trial for ex-judge to begin[usurped], by Kathryne Lamontagne, for QMI Agency; published May 7, 2012; retrieved May 8, 2012
- ^ Former Quebec judge found guilty of 1st-degree murder. at CBC News Montréal, published June 14, 2012
- ^ 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
- ^ 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
- ^ 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
- ^ "Ex-judge Jacques Delisle a step closer to murder-conviction review by justice minister | CBC News".
- ^ "Jacques Delisle didn't murder his wife, forensic experts tell CBC | CBC News".
- ^ "Peter MacKay to review case of Jacques Delisle, ex-judge convicted in death of Nicole Rainville | CTV News". 20 March 2015.
- ^ Nouveau procès pour l’ex-juge Jacques Delisle; by Kathryne Lamontagne; in Le Journal de Québec; published April 7, 2021; retrieved April 7, 2021
- ^ Banerjee, Sidhartha (April 8, 2022). "No new murder trial for former Quebec judge Jacques Delisle, court rules". Global News. Retrieved April 18, 2022.
- ^ "La Couronne en appel dans le dossier de Delisle".