Huot s decision came after the federal Justice Department announced this week that Justice Minister David Lametti had ordered a new trial for the ex-judge after concluding a miscarriage of justice likely occurred in the case.
The department said the minister had reviewed evidence that was not before the courts at the time of Delisle s trial or appeal.
Delisle was found guilty of first-degree murder in the death of his wife, Marie Nicole Rainville, and was sentenced to life in prison with no chance of parole for 25 years. His appeal was dismissed in 2013, and the Supreme Court of Canada refused to hear his case.
Former Quebec judge convicted of killing wife to be freed ahead of new murder trial
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Defense lawyer Jacques Larochelle, right, reacts to a court decision to release his client, Jacques Delisle, as James Lockyer looks on, in Quebec City, Friday, April 9, 2021. The decision comes after Justice Minister David Lametti, earlier this week, ordered a new trial for the ex-judge after concluding a miscarriage of justice likely occurred in the case. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jacques Boissinot
QUEBEC – A former Quebec judge found guilty in 2012 of fatally shooting his wife has been ordered released from prison while he awaits a new murder trial.
QUEBEC - A former Quebec judge found guilty in 2012 of fatally shooting his wife was ordered released from prison on Friday while he awaits a new murder trial.
Defense lawyer Jacques Larochelle, right, reacts to a court decision to release his client, Jacques Delisle, as James Lockyer looks on, in Quebec City, Friday, April 9, 2021. The decision comes after Justice Minister David Lametti, earlier this week, ordered a new trial for the ex-judge after concluding a miscarriage of justice likely occurred in the case. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jacques Boissinot
QUEBEC - A former Quebec judge found guilty in 2012 of fatally shooting his wife was ordered released from prison on Friday while he awaits a new murder trial.
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A former Quebec judge found guilty in 2012 of fatally shooting his wife was ordered released from prison on Friday while he awaits a new murder trial.
Superior Court Justice Francois Huot accepted the request to release the 85-year-old Jacques Delisle following a 15-minute hearing at the Quebec City courthouse.
Justice Huot’s decision came after the federal Justice Department announced this week that Justice Minister David Lametti had ordered a new trial for the ex-judge after concluding a miscarriage of justice likely occurred in the case.
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Defense lawyer Jacques Larochelle, right, reacts to a court decision to release his client, Jacques Delisle, as James Lockyer looks on, in Quebec City, Friday, April 9, 2021. The decision comes after Justice Minister David Lametti, earlier this week, ordered a new trial for the ex-judge after concluding a miscarriage of justice likely occurred in the case. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jacques Boissinot April 09, 2021 - 9:45 AM
QUEBEC - A former Quebec judge found guilty in 2012 of fatally shooting his wife has been ordered released from prison while he awaits a new murder trial.
Superior Court Justice Francois Huot accepted the request to release the 85-year-old Jacques Delisle following a 15-minute hearing at the Quebec City courthouse Friday.