Ontario Appeal Court reminds trial judges to scrutinize inconsistencies in evidence

By Christopher Guly ( October 26, 2020, 1:57 PM EDT) -- On issues of credibility, trial judges need to adequately scrutinize inconsistencies in evidence — particularly with reference to prior consistent statements — said the Ontario Court of Appeal in ordering a new trial for a man convicted in 2018 of one count of sexual interference involving his stepdaughter, who was about 10 years old when the offence allegedly occurred six years earlier....
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