Tuesday, September 17, 2013

Standard of review

R v Yorston, 2013 ABCA 309 :


[6]               Triers of fact have considerable leeway in assessing the evidence and in drawing inferences from that evidence: R v Biniaris2000 SCC 15 (CanLII), 2000 SCC 15, [2000] 1 SCR 381 at paras 24, 37. While appellate courts accord great deference to findings of fact by a trial judge, they will intervene when they are unreasonable: R v Wolbeck2010 ABCA 65 (CanLII), 2010 ABCA 65, 474 AR 331 at para 9.

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