Canada Case Law

R. v. Stover

Court

British Columbia Court of Appeal

Appeal from a sexual assault conviction dismissed. The Court upheld the single-count indictment, the handling of prior sexual history evidence, and the trial judge’s interventions.

• Single transaction rule
• Prior sexual history (s.276)
• Admissibility voir dire
• Jury unanimity
• Judge interventions and admonitions
• Prior consistent statement

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