SCC declines to narrow McNeil disclosure; expunged police misconduct info must be given to defence

By Cristin Schmitz ( June 26, 2026, 6:03 PM EDT) -- Underscoring the breadth of the constitutional obligation of first-party Crown disclosure to the defence, the Supreme Court of Canada has 7-0 clarified and elaborated on the scope of the duties of Crown and the police to disclose to the accused relevant police disciplinary records, as was previously established by R. v. McNeil, 2009 SCC 3....
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