Regina v. Puglas
The judge accepted the complainant's and corroborating witness's evidence and the medical findings, rejected the accused's evidence as incredible and inconsistent, found no reasonable doubt and therefore convicted the accused of assault causing bodily harm.
- Citation
- 2000 BCSC 510
- Parties
- Crown: Her Majesty the Queen; Accused: Harry Douglas Puglas
- Court
- Supreme Court of British Columbia
- Jurisdiction
- Canada
- Judgment Date
- 27 March 2000
- Procedural Posture
- Criminal Assault Causing Bodily Harm / Trial Judgment Delivered
- Outcome
- Guilty of assault causing bodily harm
- Legal Topics
- Assault Causing Bodily Harm, Domestic/intimate Partner Violence, Witness Credibility, Medical Corroboration
- Source Language
- English
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Parties
Her Majesty the Queen
Crown
Harry Douglas Puglas
Accused
Procedural Posture
Criminal Assault Causing Bodily Harm / Trial Judgment Delivered
Legal Issues
- 1 Whether the accused committed assault causing bodily harm
- 2 Whether the complainant and witness evidence is credible
- 3 Whether medical evidence corroborates the complainant's account
Ratio Decidendi
The judge accepted the complainant's and corroborating witness's evidence and the medical findings, rejected the accused's evidence as incredible and inconsistent, found no reasonable doubt and therefore convicted the accused of assault causing bodily harm.
Court Disposition
Guilty of assault causing bodily harm
Orders
- Accused found guilty of assault causing bodily harm
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