Incomplete Communication of the Director of Criminal and Penal Prosecutions’ file to the Accused – Civil Liability of the Crown Prosecutors – The Crown Prosecutors Knowingly Withheld a Relevant Piece of Evidence in the Context of a Criminal Charge. - RMC

Incomplete Communication of the Director of Criminal and Penal Prosecutions’ file to the Accused – Civil Liability of the Crown Prosecutors – The Crown Prosecutors Knowingly Withheld a Relevant Piece of Evidence in the Context of a Criminal Charge.

March 14, 2017

Roy v. Québec (Attorney General), 2016 QCCS 5475

The plaintiff was accused of driving under the influence and being above the legal alcohol limit. Less than two months later, criminal charges were brought against him, but proceedings were stayed four years after the charges were laid. He then instituted legal action for damages against the City (for the work of its police officers), the Attorney General of Quebec, and both Crown prosecutors assigned to the case.

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Incomplete Communication of the Director of Criminal and Penal Prosecutions’ file to the Accused – Civil Liability of the Crown Prosecutors – The Crown Prosecutors Knowingly Withheld a Relevant Piece of Evidence in the Context of a Criminal Charge.

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