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Evidence 2020 BCSC 66

Cowichan Tribes v. Canada (Attorney General)

Court
Supreme Court of British Columbia

The court clarified its earlier ruling on sworn statements, confirming Wesley Modeste’s affidavit met threshold necessity and reliability, while Mabel Mitchell’s did not.

  • Necessity test
  • Threshold reliability
  • Ultimate reliability
  • Oral history evidence
  • Admissibility of affidavits
  • Reading affidavits into the record
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Criminal law 2017 BCCA 310

R. v. Poony

Court
British Columbia Court of Appeal

Application for release pending conviction appeal dismissed. The Court found the appeal was not frivolous and surrender was not an issue, but public interest favored detention.

  • Judicial interim release
  • Hearsay admissibility
  • Threshold reliability
  • Ultimate reliability
  • Vetrovec witness principle
  • Public interest balancing
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