Jacques Delisle

• Retired Quebec judge Jacques Delisle, who pleaded guilty in wife’s shooting death, dies at 89

  The Court of Appeal of Quebec issued a statement Monday confirming the death of Delisle, who had presided on the province's highest court from 1992 until he retired in 2009.

  Canada

  Aug 14, 2024
  
• Former Canadian judge accused of killing wife pleads guilty to manslaughter

  Quebec's Jacques Delisle is believed to be the first Canadian judge to ever stand trial for murder. He was convicted in 2012 of fatally shooting his wife Marie Nicole Rainville.

  Crime

  Mar 14, 2024
  
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• Case of former Quebec judge accused of killing wife to end with guilty plea

  Crown prosecutor François Godin made the announcement in a hearing Wednesday at the courthouse in Quebec City, but he did not disclose what charge Jacques Delisle would admit to.

  Canada

  Mar 13, 2024
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• Quebec’s top court overturns stay granted to retired judge in wife’s killing

  The province's highest court has ordered that the case against Jacques Delisle return to Quebec Superior Court, where he had been facing a second trial.

  Canada

  Sep 6, 2023
• Crown appeals stay of proceedings in case of Quebec judge accused of killing wife

  A former judge on the Quebec Court of Appeal, Jacques Delisle, 86, was found guilty of first-degree murder in the death of his wife and was sentenced to life in prison.

  Crime

  Apr 28, 2022
• No new murder trial for former Quebec judge Jacques Delisle, court rules

  A former Quebec judge found guilty in 2012 of fatally shooting his wife and whose conviction was overturned last year by the federal justice minister won't face a new trial.

  Canada

  Apr 8, 2022
• Former Quebec judge convicted of killing wife liberated pending new murder trial

  A former Quebec judge who was found guilty in 2012 of fatally shooting his wife has been released from prison ahead of a new murder trial.

  Canada

  Apr 9, 2021
• New trial ordered for former Quebec judge convicted of first-degree murder

  Canada's federal justice minister is ordering a new trial for Jacques Delisle, a former Quebec Superior Court judge who was convicted of first-degree murder.

  Canada

  Apr 7, 2021
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• Retired Quebec judge Jacques Delisle convicted of murder to remain in prison pending case review

  Jacques Delisle claims he was wrongly convicted due to a judicial error,

  Canada

  Dec 21, 2016
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• Quebec judge convicted of first-degree murder to seek bail

  A retired Quebec judge convicted of first-degree murder will try next month to be freed from prison while the Federal Justice Department has another look at his case.

  Crime

  Sep 24, 2016