The Crown appealed a decision of the Quebec Court of Appeal that had ordered a new trial for the accused, who was convicted of sexually assaulting his minor daughter.
The Court of Appeal had intervened because the trial judge dismissed the accused's testimony en bloc without giving precise reasons.
The Supreme Court of Canada allowed the appeal, agreeing with the dissenting reasons in the Court of Appeal that there was no manifest error of law or principle permitting intervention.
The conviction was restored.
