The Crown appealed from a Quebec Court of Appeal judgment that reversed the trial judge's conviction of the respondent for dangerous operation of a motor vehicle causing bodily harm and death contrary to s. 249 of the Criminal Code.
The Supreme Court of Canada, in a unanimous oral judgment, held that the trial judge made no fatal error, took all relevant factors and circumstances into account, and that the Court of Appeal's intervention was not warranted.
The appeal was allowed, the Court of Appeal's judgment set aside, and the trial conviction restored.
