Jacques Delisle
Canadian judge (1935–2024) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Jacques Delisle (May 4, 1935 – August 10, 2024) was a Canadian judge who sat on the Quebec Superior Court from 1985 to 1992, and on the Quebec Court of Appeal from 1992 until his retirement in 2009.[1][2][3] In June 2010, he was arrested, charged and subsequently convicted of murder, in connection with the November 2009 death of his wife Marie-Nicole Rainville.[4]
Delisle was the first judge in Canadian history to be charged with murder.[5] His trial began in May 2012;[6] it had been scheduled to begin in 2011, but was delayed after one of the prosecutors withdrew.[7] On June 14, 2012, Delisle was found guilty of first-degree murder for killing his wife.[8]
He subsequently appealed his conviction;[9] in May 2013, the Quebec Court of Appeal upheld the decision,[10] and in December 2013, the Supreme Court of Canada declined to hear his case.[11]
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Delisle, who did not testify at his trial, stated in March 2015 that his wife had committed suicide with a gun which he had supplied,[12] a position reportedly supported by forensic experts.[13] On March 19, 2015, Justice Minister Peter MacKay announced that he would take under consideration Delisle's request for a new trial.[14]
On April 7, 2021, Federal Justice Minister David Lametti ordered a new trial for Delisle. Both the sentence and conviction were set aside.[15]
On April 8, 2022, Quebec Superior Court Justice Jean-François Émond ruled that Delisle would not face a second trial.[16]
On April 28, 2022, the Directeur des poursuites criminelles et pénales (DPCP) appealed Émond's decision.[17]
Delisle died on August 10, 2024, at the age of 89.[18]
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