The accused was acquitted of first-degree murder at trial.
The Crown appealed, arguing that defence counsel incorrectly summarized evidence concerning access to the accused's car in his address to the jury, and the trial judge failed to correct these errors.
The Quebec Court of Appeal set aside the acquittal and ordered a new trial.
The accused appealed to the Supreme Court of Canada.
The Court dismissed the appeal, agreeing with the majority of the Court of Appeal that the Crown had met the burden of showing that the verdict would not necessarily have been the same had the evidence been correctly summarized.
