Law360 Canada ( June 11, 2026, 9:36 AM EDT) -- Appeal by Stark against his convictions for unlawful confinement and sexual assault. Stark confined the complainant in his residence and sexually assaulted her. She testified that he forced her to consume drugs, which rendered her unconscious. The complainant said she escaped from the suite Stark was renting because he left the door unlocked. Stark alleged that the judge erred because she did not tell the jury that the complainant was intoxicated when she testified. When signs of intoxication were observed in court, the judge had the complainant stand down until her state improved. The jury was present when the initial testimony occurred but not when the judge and counsel were deciding how to address the complainant’s apparent intoxication by drugs or alcohol. Stark also took issue with the adequacy of the judge’s instructions relating to evidence that the Crown led about his consent to a search of his residence and then him not being available to allow that search to occur. Stark asked the court to allow his appeal, quash his convictions and order a new trial....