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What All Non-Lawyers Working In The Justice System Need To Know About Evidence Law
Evidence law can be a complex and daunting subject matter, but finally, here is a textbook specifically written for students and non-lawyers working in the justice system. Professor Paul Atkinson, an evidence teacher for over 30 years, explains in easy-to-understand language, the rules and principles of evidence in Canada, and how legal statutes and case precedents determine our evidence laws.
This fourth edition contains the most recent provincial Court of Appeal and Supreme Court of Canada cases on rulings relating to evidence.
Features
Helps in determining what kinds of evidence are admissible; how evidence should be gathered and organized; and understanding rules on search and seizure
Analyses and discusses seminal court cases in regards to evidentiary rulings
Provides a succinct overview of the Canadian justice system
Explains the sources of the rules of evidence, and analyses the interaction between statutes and case reports that determine the rules of evidence
Refers to the latest Charter cases, and decisions addressing character evidence, informer privilege and hearsay, and the criteria for holding separate trials for multiple charges
Includes self-test questions after each chapter to assist students in assessing their level of understanding and knowledge of evidence principles
Contains a glossary of terms
New In This Edition
Updated examples reflect changes in Canadian laws of evidence landscape
Discussion of recent developments in the legalization of marijuana and its impact on the rules of evidence
New and revised case commentary and analysis
New seminal Supreme Court of Canada decisions:
R. v. Bingley, [2017] 1 S.C.R. 170
R. v. Youssef, 2018 ONCA 16
Morasse v. Nadeau-Dubois, [2016] 2 S.C.R. 232
Alberta (Information and Privacy Commissioner) v. University of Calgary, 2016 SCC 53
White Burgess Langille Inman v. Abbot and Halliburton Co., 2015 SCC
R. v. Quesnelle, [2014] 2 S.C.R. 390
R v. Baldree, [2013] 2 S.C.R. 520
R. v. Hart, [2014] 2 S.C.R. 544
R. v. G.T.D., 2018 SCC 7
R. v. Saeed, [2016] 1 S.C.R. 518
Update on testifying via videoconferencing with reference to R. v. Burtt, 2012 NBPC 6 and R. v. S.D.L., 2017 NSCA 58
Revised section on compellability of a witness with reference to Charter section 1 exceptions and new case law including R. v. Normore, 2018 NLCA 10 and Morasse v. Nadeau-Dubois, [2016] 2 S.C.R. 232
Brand new section on the 'Warning of the Risk of Relying on the Untrustworthy 'Vetrovec' Witnesses' with critical analysis of the Vetrovec warning and key case for the testimony evidence of accomplices. Includes the study of Vetrovec v. The Queen and how it has been interpreted by the court in the present day
New case law on the qualifications of expert witnesses R. v. Reid, 2017 ONSC 4082
Significantly new content about expert evidence, witnesses and admissibility. The author outlines the relevant jurisprudence and highlights the criteria for various issues that follow the admission of expert evidence. Includes reference to R. v. Abbey, 2017 ONCA 640, Moore v. Getahun, 2015 ONCA 55, White Burgess Langille Inman v. Abbot and Halliburton Co., 2015 SCC 16, Bruff-Murphy v. Gunawardena, 2017 ONCA 502, R. v. McManus, 2017 ONCA 188, R. v. Livingston, 2017 ONCJ 645, and more
