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Appeal allowed and acquittal restored based on the dissenting reasons at the Court of Appeal.
The appellant appealed a decision of the Quebec Court of Appeal that set aside her acquittal on charges of criminal negligence and ordered a new trial.
The Supreme Court of Canada allowed the appeal and restored the acquittal, adopting the reasons of the dissenting judge at the Court of Appeal.
Acquittal restored as the trial judge did not err on a question of law alone.
The appellant was acquitted at trial after the trial judge disallowed evidence on a voir dire that a credit card in another person's name was found in the appellant's residence.
The Crown appealed, and the Quebec Court of Appeal allowed the appeal and ordered a new trial.
The Supreme Court of Canada allowed the appellant's appeal, finding that the trial judge did not err on a question of law alone, and restored the acquittal.
