R v Neilson, 2019 ABCA 403

JudgeThe Honourable Mr. Justice Brian O’Ferrall,The Honourable Madam Justice Michelle Crighton,The Honourable Madam Justice Jo'Anne Strekaf
Citation2019 ABCA 403
Date23 October 2019
CourtCourt of Appeal (Alberta)
Docket Number1803-0164-A
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9 practice notes
  • R v D.B.,
    • Canada
    • Court of Appeal (Saskatchewan)
    • 29 Junio 2022
    ...from established facts, because doing so draws a trial judge into the impermissible realms of conjecture and speculation (R v Neilson, 2019 ABCA 403 at para 24 [Neilson]; R v MacIsaac, 2015 ONCA 587 at para 46, 337 OAC 190 [MacIsaac]). It is also an error to base credibility findings on spe......
  • R v Cormier,
    • Canada
    • Court of King's Bench of Alberta (Canada)
    • 28 Septiembre 2023
    ...a part of the witness' evidence and to give the witness an opportunity to answer the challenge: SCDY at para 70; R v Neilson, 2019 ABCA 403 at para 41; Lyttle at para 64. It is not some “ossified, inflexible rule of universal and unremitting application that condemns a cross-exa......
  • R v Power,
    • Canada
    • Court of Appeal (Saskatchewan)
    • 24 Febrero 2022
    ...take judicial notice of matters that require specialized scientific or medical expertise to understand (see, for example: R v Neilson, 2019 ABCA 403 at para 24; R v Manjra, 2009 ONCA 485 at paras 20–21, 250 OAC 257; and R v Perkins, 2007 ONCA 585 at paras 30-42, 223 CCC (3d) 289), an......
  • R v Soroush et al,
    • Canada
    • Court of Appeal (Manitoba)
    • 12 Octubre 2022
    ...the inherent improbability of his evidence and its discordance with other evidence adduced at trial.  As was stated in R v Neilson, 2019 ABCA 403, “Choosing not to cross-examine a witness, but instead asking the trier of fact to disbelieve a witness based on other evidence adduc......
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  • R v D.B.,
    • Canada
    • Court of Appeal (Saskatchewan)
    • 29 Junio 2022
    ...from established facts, because doing so draws a trial judge into the impermissible realms of conjecture and speculation (R v Neilson, 2019 ABCA 403 at para 24 [Neilson]; R v MacIsaac, 2015 ONCA 587 at para 46, 337 OAC 190 [MacIsaac]). It is also an error to base credibility findings on spe......
  • R v Cormier,
    • Canada
    • Court of King's Bench of Alberta (Canada)
    • 28 Septiembre 2023
    ...a part of the witness' evidence and to give the witness an opportunity to answer the challenge: SCDY at para 70; R v Neilson, 2019 ABCA 403 at para 41; Lyttle at para 64. It is not some “ossified, inflexible rule of universal and unremitting application that condemns a cross-exa......
  • R v Power,
    • Canada
    • Court of Appeal (Saskatchewan)
    • 24 Febrero 2022
    ...take judicial notice of matters that require specialized scientific or medical expertise to understand (see, for example: R v Neilson, 2019 ABCA 403 at para 24; R v Manjra, 2009 ONCA 485 at paras 20–21, 250 OAC 257; and R v Perkins, 2007 ONCA 585 at paras 30-42, 223 CCC (3d) 289), an......
  • R v Soroush et al,
    • Canada
    • Court of Appeal (Manitoba)
    • 12 Octubre 2022
    ...the inherent improbability of his evidence and its discordance with other evidence adduced at trial.  As was stated in R v Neilson, 2019 ABCA 403, “Choosing not to cross-examine a witness, but instead asking the trier of fact to disbelieve a witness based on other evidence adduc......
  • Request a trial to view additional results

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