R. v. Simard, 2000 SCC 61, [2000] 2 SCR 911

R. v. Simard, [2000] 2 S.C.R. 911

François Simard                                 Appellant

v.

Her Majesty The Queen       Respondent

Indexed as:  R. v. Simard

Neutral citation:  2000 SCC 61.

File No.:  27767.

2000:  December 5.

Present:  McLachlin C.J. and L’Heureux‑Dubé, Gonthier, Bastarache, Binnie, Arbour and LeBel JJ.

on appeal from the court of appeal for quebec

Criminal law – Standard of proof – Evidence of propensity.

APPEAL from a judgment of the Quebec Court of Appeal, J.E. 2000-634, dismissing the accused’s appeal from his convictions on charges of sexual assault with a weapon, procuring and theft.  Appeal dismissed, LeBel J. dissenting.

Louis Gélinas and Alain Leclerc, for the appellant.

Joëlle St-Germain and Henri-Pierre Labrie, for the respondent.

English version of the judgment of the Court delivered orally by

1                                   The Chief Justice —  The Court would dismiss the appeal substantially for the reasons of Proulx and Dussault JJ.A. in the Quebec Court of Appeal,  LeBel J. dissenting.  LeBel J. would allow the appeal substantially for the reasons given by Fish J.A. in the Quebec Court of Appeal.

2                                   The appeal is dismissed.

Judgment accordingly.

Solicitors for the appellant:  Pasquin & Associés, Montréal.

Solicitor for the respondent:  The Attorney General’s Prosecutor, Longueuil.