Supreme Court of Canada

Lamarche v. The Queen, [1982] 1 S.C.R. 345

Date: 1982-03-18

Louis Lamarche Appellant;

and

Her Majesty The Queen Respondent.

File No.: 15863.

1982: March 2; 1982: March 18.

Present: Laskin C.J. and Beetz, Estey, McIntyre and Chouinard JJ.

ON APPEAL FROM THE COURT OF APPEAL FOR QUEBEC

Criminal law—Breach of trust by a municipal officer—Municipal corruption—Criminal Code, ss. 111, 112(1)(f).

APPEAL from a judgment of the Court of Appeal of Quebec, C.A. Mtl., No. 500‑10‑000062-774, Sept. 4, 1979, affirming the conviction of appellant. Appeal dismissed.

Clément N. Beauchamp, for the appellant.

Michel Pothier, for the respondent.

THE COURT—This case is practically identical to Leblanc v. The Queen, 1982 169 (SCC), [1982] 1 S.C.R. 344, and they have both been argued together. For the reasons given today in the latter case, the appeal is dismissed.

Judgment accordingly.

Solicitor for the appellant: Clément N. Beauchamp, Hull.

Solicitor for the respondent: Michel Pothier, Montreal.