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All examinations of witnesses are expected to be done in open court.<ref> | All examinations of witnesses are expected to be done in open court.<ref> | ||
Re Krakat, [http://canlii.ca/t/g134n 1965 CanLII 358] (ON SC) | Re Krakat, [http://canlii.ca/t/g134n 1965 CanLII 358] (ON SC){{perONSC|Hughes J}} | ||
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Where trial counsel does not object to inadmissible evidence, that failure cannot make inadmissible evidence admissible.<ref> | Where trial counsel does not object to inadmissible evidence, that failure cannot make inadmissible evidence admissible.<ref> | ||
R v D(LE), [http://canlii.ca/t/1ft4x 1989 CanLII 74] (SCC), [1989] 2 SCR 111 at 126-27 <br> | R v D(LE), [http://canlii.ca/t/1ft4x 1989 CanLII 74] (SCC), [1989] 2 SCR 111{{perSCC| Sopinka J}} at 126-27 <br> | ||
R v DCB, [http://canlii.ca/t/1pflk 1994 CanLII 6412] (MB CA), (1994), 95 Man.R. (2d) 220 at para 14 (C.A.)<br> | R v DCB, [http://canlii.ca/t/1pflk 1994 CanLII 6412] (MB CA), (1994), 95 Man.R. (2d) 220{{perMBCA|Philp JA}} at para 14 (C.A.)<br> | ||
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Revision as of 18:59, 25 November 2018
General Principles
All examinations of witnesses are expected to be done in open court.[1]
Summary Conviction Trials
802
...
Examination of witnesses
(2) The prosecutor or defendant, as the case may be, may examine and cross-examine witnesses personally or by counsel or agent.
On oath
(3) Every witness at a trial in proceedings to which this Part applies shall be examined under oath.
R.S., c. C-34, s. 737.
– CCC
Objections
Where trial counsel does not object to inadmissible evidence, that failure cannot make inadmissible evidence admissible.[2]
- ↑ Re Krakat, 1965 CanLII 358 (ON SC), per Hughes J
- ↑
R v D(LE), 1989 CanLII 74 (SCC), [1989] 2 SCR 111, per Sopinka J at 126-27
R v DCB, 1994 CanLII 6412 (MB CA), (1994), 95 Man.R. (2d) 220, per Philp JA at para 14 (C.A.)