Jacques Delisle: Retired Quebec judge convicted of murdering his wife; His lawyer claims that a correct analysis of the ballistics evidence would have clearly established "that the murder was scientifically impossible and suicide is the only answer." The Montreal Gazette;

STORY: "Lawyer wants federal justice minister to get involved in case of convicted judge," by Canadian Press reporter Stephanie Marin, published by the  Montreal Gazette  on January 9, 2014.

GIST: "The lawyer for a retired Quebec judge convicted of murdering his wife is hoping the federal justice minister will get involved in a bid to have his client's case reviewed. Jacques Larochelle said he believes his client Jacques Delisle is the victim of a miscarriage of justice and is innocent. "I am absolutely convinced," Larochelle said Thursday. Larochelle told The Canadian Press he wants trial evidence pertaining to ballistics to be reviewed by an independent person or group and then presented to Justice Minister Peter MacKay. The Criminal Code allows a justice minister to order a new trial or refer the case to an appeals court if he or she has reasonable grounds to believe a miscarriage of justice has occurred. Larochelle said he believes the complex ballistics evidence in the case was not analyzed correctly. He said an analysis of the wound caused by the bullet and powder residue on the victim's hand does not suggest a murder. "The testimony by the experts for the Crown under cross-examination and otherwise clearly establish ... that the murder was scientifically impossible and suicide is the only possible answer." He added that "the weakness of a jury in assessing scientific evidence is notorious.""

The entire story can be found at:

http://www.montrealgazette.com/news/Lawyer+wants+federal+justice+minister+involved+case/9368674/story.html

Wikipedia entry:  "Jacques Delisle (born 1935, Montreal, Canada)^[1] is 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.^[2] In June 2010, he was arrested and charged with murder, in connection with the November 2009 death of his wife Marie-Nicole Rainville.^[3] Delisle is the first judge in Canadian history to be charged with murder.^[4] His trial began in May 2012;^[5] it had been scheduled to begin in 2011, but was delayed after one of the prosecutors withdrew.^[6] On June 14, 2012, Delisle was found guilty of first-degree murder for killing his wife.^[7] He subsequently appealed his conviction;^[8] in May 2013, the Quebec Court of Appeals declined to hear his case,^[9] and in December 2013, the Supreme Court of Canada likewise declined to hear his case.^[10]""

 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacques_Delisle

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