The appellants were charged in separate informations with hunting with a light contrary to the New Brunswick Game Act.
A third person was charged in a separate information with obstructing police officers.
By consent, all three defendants were tried together and the appellants were convicted.
The Supreme Court of Canada held that a trial judge is without jurisdiction to try together separate informations or indictments, even with the consent of the parties.
The appeal was allowed and new trials were ordered.
