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27 Aug 1992

Criminal law [1992] 2 SCR 858

R. v. Sims

Court: Supreme Court of Canada

The Supreme Court of Canada ordered a new trial, holding that a trial judge should not express an opinion on the facts while exhorting a deadlocked jury.

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R. v. Sims