Canada Case Law

R. v. Bouvette

Court

British Columbia Court of Appeal

Fresh evidence of material non-disclosure led the Court of Appeal to set aside Tammy Marion Bouvette’s guilty plea and conviction and enter a stay of proceedings.

• Guilty plea validity
• Material non-disclosure
• Fresh evidence admission
• Judicial stay for abuse of process
• Acquittal vs new trial
• Expert reliability

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