The appellants appealed from a judgment of the British Columbia Court of Appeal which had allowed an appeal from their acquittals and ordered a new trial.
The Supreme Court of Canada agreed with the dissenting reasons of Seaton J.A. in the Court of Appeal, finding that the trial turned on the reliability of witnesses and inferences to be drawn from their evidence, neither of which raised a question of law.
The appeal was allowed, the judgment of the Court of Appeal set aside, and the acquittals entered at trial were restored.
