R. v. Ginnish

The trial judge accepted the complainant's identification and corroborating evidence, rejected the accused's alibi and defence witnesses as fabrications, found avoidance of police indicative of consciousness of guilt, and concluded the Crown proved all counts beyond a reasonable doubt.

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Citation: 2008 NSSC 265
Parties: Prosecution: Her Majesty the Queen; Defendant: Albert Charles Ginnish
Court: Supreme Court of Nova Scotia
Jurisdiction: Canada
Judgment Date: 6 March 2008
Procedural Posture: Criminal Indictment / Trial Judgment and Remand Pending Sentence
Outcome: Accused found guilty on all counts and remanded in custody pending sentence
Legal Topics: Assault, Uttering Threats, Breach of Probation, Credibility Assessment, Alibi, Remand Pending Sentence, Pre Sentence Report
Source Language: english

Criminal Law Evidence Sentencing Assault Uttering Threats Breach of Probation Credibility Assessment Alibi +2 more

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Full judgment text Legal principles 4 Authorities cited 1 Party arguments 2 Amounts and remedies 1

Parties

Her Majesty the Queen

Prosecution

Albert Charles Ginnish

Defendant

Procedural Posture

Criminal Indictment / Trial Judgment and Remand Pending Sentence

Legal Issues

1 Identity of assailant and eyewitness identification
2 Assessment of credibility of accused and defence witnesses
3 Validity of the accused's alibi

Ratio Decidendi

Court Disposition

Accused found guilty on all counts and remanded in custody pending sentence

Orders

Accused found guilty on all counts of the indictment
Accused remanded in custody pending sentence

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