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Criminal law 2024 NSPC 37

R. v. M.B.H

Evidence that a complainant was sexually inactive or a virgin engages s.276(1) and the Seaboyer framework; the Crown must file a Seaboyer application specifying the proposed evidence and its relevance and a voir dire must be held before such evidence may be led.

  • Section 276(1) criminal code
  • Seaboyer principles
  • Admissibility of sexual history
  • Sexual inactivity/virginity evidence
  • Voir dire procedure
  • Judicial gatekeeping
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Criminal law 2020 BCSC 381

R. v. Edgar

Section 276 application in a sexual assault case granted: the court admitted DNA-related evidence and permitted questions about the complainant’s prior intercourse with her husband.

  • Section 276 criminal code admissibility
  • Prior sexual activity evidence
  • Dna evidence and transfer
  • Consent and credibility
  • Judicial gatekeeping
  • Section-276
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Tort 2019 BCSC 2337

Crawford v. Nazif

Pre-trial ruling on document admissibility in a negligence action: the court admitted descriptive parts of an external review, 9-1-1 recordings, a photograph, and injury descriptions, while excluding opinion-based material.

  • Admissibility of documents
  • Expert opinion evidence
  • Duty of care
  • Standard of care
  • Causation
  • Hearsay
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