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42143

Michel Beauregard v. His Majesty the King

(Quebec) (Criminal) (By Leave)

Docket

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List of proceedings
Date Proceeding Filed By
(if applicable)
2026-04-07 Close file on Leave
2026-04-02 Copy of formal judgment sent to Registrar of the Court of Appeal and all parties
2026-04-02 Judgment on leave sent to the parties
2026-04-02 Judgment of the Court on the application for leave to appeal, The motion for a stay of execution is dismissed. The application for leave to appeal from the judgment of the Court of Appeal of Quebec (Montréal), Number 500-10-008431-254, 2025 QCCA 1331, dated October 24, 2025, is dismissed.
Dismissed
2026-04-02 Decision on the motion for a stay of execution, Côt Mar Ja, See judgment on application.
Dismissed
2026-03-02 All materials on application for leave submitted to the Judges, for consideration by the Court
2026-03-02 Submission of motion for a stay of execution, Côt Mar Ja
2026-02-17 Correspondence received from, (Letter Form), from the applicant- general Michel Beauregard
2026-02-02 Correspondence (sent by the Court) to, all parties; assumption letter
2025-12-30 Certificate (on limitations to public access), Public access to info form Michel Beauregard
2025-12-19 Letter acknowledging receipt of an incomplete application for leave to appeal, FILE OPENED
2025-12-15 Motion for a stay of execution, (Book Form), (Included in the application for leave to appeal), Completed on: 2025-12-15 Michel Beauregard
2025-12-15 Application for leave to appeal, (Book Form), Missing:

- Public access to information form (Rec 12-30-2025), Completed on: 2026-02-10
Michel Beauregard

Parties

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Main parties

Main parties - Appellants
Name Role Status
Beauregard, Michel Applicant Active

v.

Main parties - Respondents
Name Role Status
His Majesty the King Respondent Active

Counsel

Party: Beauregard, Michel

This party is not represented by counsel.

Party: His Majesty the King

Counsel
Names
Patrick Cardinal
Olivier Roy
Contact information
Directeur des poursuites criminelles et pénales du Québec
74, rue Académie, Bureau 203
Salaberry-de-Valleyfield, Quebec
J6T 0B8
Telephone: (450) 370-4000 Ext: 63587
FAX: (450) 370-3021
Email: patrick.cardinal@dpcp.gouv.qc.ca

Summary

Keywords

Criminal law — Trial — Judgments — Reasons for judgment — Whether application for leave to appeal raises question of public importance.

Summary

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The applicant, Mr. Beauregard, contacted the complainant to express interest in purchasing his automobile. They agreed to meet at a branch of the Société de l’assurance automobile du Québec to proceed with the transfer of the vehicle. It was then agreed that Mr. Beauregard would take the complainant back to his house. Once they arrived, Mr. Beauregard asked the complainant if he could use his bathroom. Before entering the complainant’s house, Mr. Beauregard turned back and left with the vehicle, without having paid him. In the context of the investigation, Mr. Beauregard presented a sales contract signed by the complainant. The complainant claimed that he had never seen this document and that he had not signed anything.

At trial, the judge applied W.(D.) and convicted Mr. Beauregard of the offences alleged against him. The Superior Court found that no error had been committed by the trial judge, and the Court of Appeal dismissed the application for leave to appeal. It stated that the grounds raised by Mr. Beauregard were not serious and that none of the questions he raised was important for the administration of justice.


Lower court rulings

July 16, 2024
Court of Quebec

760-01-107817-220

Accused convicted of motor vehicle theft and making false document

August 29, 2025
Superior Court of Quebec

760-36-000937-246

Appeal dismissed


October 24, 2025
Court of Appeal of Quebec (Montréal)

2025 QCCA 1331 (French only)

Application for leave to appeal dismissed

Filed documents

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Date modified: 2026-04-08