Question juridique clé
Whether the private complainants had standing to challenge the discontinuance order in criminal matters
Solution extraite
They failed to show that the challenged decision could affect any civil claim; standing was therefore not established.
Motifs extraits
A private complainant must, as a rule, explain in federal proceedings how the contested decision may affect a specific civil claim. The file contained no indication of such a claim, and the complainants merely relied on having filed a criminal complaint and being admitted as injured parties.