Reference re Milgaard (Can.)

Contempt of court ‑‑ Milgaard Reference ‑‑ Witness -- Perjury -- Contempt proceedings stayed.

CITATION of Ronald Wilson for contempt in Reference re Milgaard (Can.), [1992] 1 S.C.R. 000. Contempt proceedings stayed.

Kenneth R. Watson, for Ronald Wilson.

//The Court//

The following is the judgment delivered by

THE COURT ‑‑ Given Mr. Ronald Wilson's testimony in the Milgaard Reference following the citation for contempt, our conclusions as regards this Reference, the order of the Attorney General of Canada for a new trial, and the Attorney General for Saskatchewan's decision to enter a stay of proceedings, we are all of the view that the interests of justice no longer require that Mr. Wilson's conduct under oath be dealt with summarily. We therefore leave to the appropriate prosecutorial authorities the decision whether to proceed in this matter, and we enter a stay of our contempt proceedings.

Judgment accordingly.

Solicitor for Ronald Wilson: Kenneth R. Watson, Nakusp, B.C.