REGINA V F.D. [COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH, CALGARY]
F was charged with attempted murder contrary to section 239 of the Criminal Code. The allegations arose following an investigation into several meth uses in Didsbury. During the trial the entire case against F was dependent on an a hearsay statement being ordered admitted for the truth of its contents. At the time of the statement, the declarant, one of the meth users, who was currently being detained by the RCMP on other charges, was asked to give a statement before his release. The statement was not recorded in its entirety and was not corroborated by other witnesses at trial. Calgary Criminal lawyer Curtis Mennie and colleague Shamsher Kothari, successfully argued that the statement should not be allowed into evidence. Once the Justice had made his order the Crown invited the Court to acquit on the attempted murder charge. https://www.canlii.org/en/ab/abqb/doc/2020/2020abqb231/2020abqb231.html
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