Trial judge’s ‘stereotypical inferences’ spur new trial in sex assault case

Law360 Canada ( March 12, 2021, 9:33 AM EST) -- In what one lawyer describes as an important decision for sexual assault cases, the Ontario Court of Appeal has ordered a new trial after finding a lower court judge improperly relied on stereotype to reject the accused’s motive theory and his evidence about securing the complainant’s consent....
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