[1][2][3] In June 2010, he was arrested, charged and subsequently convicted of murder, in connection with the November 2009 death of his wife Marie-Nicole Rainville.
[11] Delisle, who did not testify at his trial, stated in March 2015 that his wife had committed suicide with a gun which he had supplied,[12] a position reportedly supported by forensic experts.
[13] On March 19, 2015, Justice Minister Peter MacKay announced that he would take under consideration Delisle's request for a new trial.
[15] On April 8, 2022, Quebec Superior Court Justice Jean-François Émond ruled that Delisle would not face a second trial.
[16] On April 28, 2022, the Directeur des poursuites criminelles et pénales (DPCP) appealed Émond's decision.