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26 Feb 2025

Criminal law 2025 BCSC 318

R. v. Monteith

Court: Supreme Court of British Columbia

The court allowed the Crown to call a Toronto police expert on coded slang in jail calls, but limited the testimony to general meanings and imposed safeguards.

Admissibility of expert evidence
Slang and coded language interpretation
Jail calls and audio evidence
Prejudicial effect vs probative value
Expert qualification and scope
Expert-evidence

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26 Apr 2021

Criminal law 2021 BCSC 2749

R. v. Ali

Court: Supreme Court of British Columbia

The court admitted Hilda Armanious’s Arabic-English translation evidence in a voluntariness voir dire, finding her qualified and not disqualified by bias.

Voluntariness of statement
Expert evidence admissibility
Translation vs interpretation
Bias and independence of expert
Expert-evidence-admissibility
Translation-vs-interpretation

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23 Nov 2011

Evidence 2011 BCSC 1850

R. v. Ali

Court: Supreme Court of British Columbia

The court admitted police expert evidence on the meaning of “strapped” in Lower Mainland street jargon, finding the witness qualified by practical experience.

Admissibility of expert opinion
Urban street jargon
Police witness qualifications
Mohan criteria
Expert-evidence
Criminal-evidence

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