Hearing: March 28, 1991 Judgment: September 26, 1991
Full case name
Jules Jobidon v Her Majesty The Queen
Citations
[1991] 2 SCR 714
Prior history
Found guilty of manslaughter by the Court of Appeal for Ontario.
Ruling
Appeal was dismissed.
Holding
An accused cannot rely on a defence of consent for causing serious hurt or non-trivial bodily harm.
Court membership
Chief Justice: Antonio Lamer Puisne Justices: Gérard La Forest, Claire L'Heureux-Dubé, John Sopinka, Charles Gonthier, Peter Cory, Beverley McLachlin, William Stevenson, Frank Iacobucci
Reasons given
Majority
Gonthier J, joined by La Forest, L'Heureux-Dubé, Cory and Iacobucci JJ
Concur/dissent
Sopinka J, joined by Stevenson J
Lamer CJ took no part in the consideration or decision of the case.
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