Rules of the Court of Appeal of Quebec in Criminal Matters (SI/2006-142)

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Rules of the Court of Appeal of Quebec in Criminal Matters

SI/2006-142

CRIMINAL CODE

Registration 2006-12-13

Rules of the Court of Appeal of Quebec in Criminal Matters

At a meeting held in the City of Montreal on April 17, 2006, the judges of the Court of Appeal, pursuant to section 482Footnote a of the Criminal Code, unanimously revoked the Rules of Practice in Criminal Matters in the Court of Appeal of QuebecFootnote b and made in replacement thereof the annexed Rules of the Court of Appeal of Quebec in Criminal Matters, as attested by the signature of the Chief Justice, effective January 1, 2007.

J.J. Michel Robert
The Chief Justice of the Quebec Court of Appeal

PART 1

DEFINITIONS

1. The following definitions apply in these Rules.

“authorities”

« sources »

“authorities” means statutory or regulatory texts, case law, doctrine, or any excerpt therefrom.

“Clerk”

« greffier »

“Clerk” means a public servant in the employ of the ministère de la Justice, appointed to serve at the Court of Appeal pursuant to the Courts of Justice Act, R.S.Q., c. T-16.

“counsel”

« avocat »

“counsel” means an attorney who is a member in good standing of the Barreau du Québec.

“Court”

« Cour »

“Court” means, depending on the context, the Court of Appeal or the Court sitting in a panel of three judges, unless the Chief Justice increases that number.

“facilitation conference in criminal matters”

« conférence de facilitation pénale »

“facilitation conference in criminal matters” means a conference at which a judge presides that brings together the counsel for the parties with the goal of finding a partial or definitive resolution of the appeal.

“factum”

« mémoire »

“factum” means a document containing an argument and three schedules.

“fast track”

« voie accélérée »

“fast track” means the procedure followed in an appeal under case management where a judge has authorized a fixed number of pages for argument to be submitted within a reduced time limit.

“Judge”

« juge »

“Judge” means a judge of the Court of Appeal.

“management conference in criminal matters”

« conférence de gestion pénale »

“management conference in criminal matters” means a conference at which a Judge presides in order to allow the parties to better define the issues genuinely in dispute, and to identify appropriate means to simplify the proceedings and reduce the duration of the hearing.

“motion”

« requête »

“motion” means a proceeding before the Court, a Judge or the Clerk, as the case may be.

“Office of the Court”

« greffe »

“Office of the Court” means a registry located at the seats of the Court of Appeal in Montreal at Édifice Ernest-Cormier, 100 Notre-Dame Street East, Montreal, Quebec H2Y 4B6 and in Quebec at 300 Boulevard Jean-Lesage, Quebec, Quebec G1K 8K6.

“standard track”

« voie ordinaire »

“standard track” means the procedure followed when an appeal proceeds with factums, within the time limits provided for in these Rules and without case management.