Applying Gladue Principles to Corbett Applications in R v King: A New Safeguard for Indigenous Accused Persons?
In R v Hart, Cromwell JA stated that the cross-examination process is a “cornerstone of the adversarial trial process… [and that] it is an important vehicle for the discovery of truth.”[1] As such, if an accused person chooses to testify,[2] their testimony can be subjected to a cross-examination by Crown counsel.[3] The cross-examination process is ultimately “a fundamental feature of a fair trial.”[4] It is intended to produce evidence in relation to the credibility of an i
Applying Gladue Principles to Corbett Applications in R v King: A New Safeguard for Indigenous Accused Persons?
Author: BC Introduction In R v Hart , Cromwell JA stated that the cross-examination process is a “cornerstone of the adversarial...
