R. v. Wu

JurisdictionBritish Columbia
CourtCourt of Appeal (British Columbia)
JudgeThe Honourable Mr. Justice Harris,The Honourable Mr. Justice Butler,The Honourable Madam Justice DeWitt-Van Oosten
Citation2020 BCCA 128
Docket NumberCA45019
Date08 May 2020

Get this document and AI-powered insights with a free trial of vLex and Vincent AI

Get Started for Free

Unlock full access with a free 7-day trial

Transform your legal research with vLex

  • Complete access to the largest collection of common law case law on one platform

  • Generate AI case summaries that instantly highlight key legal issues

  • Advanced search capabilities with precise filtering and sorting options

  • Comprehensive legal content with documents across 100+ jurisdictions

  • Trusted by 2 million professionals including top global firms

  • Access AI-Powered Research with Vincent AI: Natural language queries with verified citations

vLex

Unlock full access with a free 7-day trial

Transform your legal research with vLex

  • Complete access to the largest collection of common law case law on one platform

  • Generate AI case summaries that instantly highlight key legal issues

  • Advanced search capabilities with precise filtering and sorting options

  • Comprehensive legal content with documents across 100+ jurisdictions

  • Trusted by 2 million professionals including top global firms

  • Access AI-Powered Research with Vincent AI: Natural language queries with verified citations

vLex

Unlock full access with a free 7-day trial

Transform your legal research with vLex

  • Complete access to the largest collection of common law case law on one platform

  • Generate AI case summaries that instantly highlight key legal issues

  • Advanced search capabilities with precise filtering and sorting options

  • Comprehensive legal content with documents across 100+ jurisdictions

  • Trusted by 2 million professionals including top global firms

  • Access AI-Powered Research with Vincent AI: Natural language queries with verified citations

vLex

Unlock full access with a free 7-day trial

Transform your legal research with vLex

  • Complete access to the largest collection of common law case law on one platform

  • Generate AI case summaries that instantly highlight key legal issues

  • Advanced search capabilities with precise filtering and sorting options

  • Comprehensive legal content with documents across 100+ jurisdictions

  • Trusted by 2 million professionals including top global firms

  • Access AI-Powered Research with Vincent AI: Natural language queries with verified citations

vLex

Unlock full access with a free 7-day trial

Transform your legal research with vLex

  • Complete access to the largest collection of common law case law on one platform

  • Generate AI case summaries that instantly highlight key legal issues

  • Advanced search capabilities with precise filtering and sorting options

  • Comprehensive legal content with documents across 100+ jurisdictions

  • Trusted by 2 million professionals including top global firms

  • Access AI-Powered Research with Vincent AI: Natural language queries with verified citations

vLex

Unlock full access with a free 7-day trial

Transform your legal research with vLex

  • Complete access to the largest collection of common law case law on one platform

  • Generate AI case summaries that instantly highlight key legal issues

  • Advanced search capabilities with precise filtering and sorting options

  • Comprehensive legal content with documents across 100+ jurisdictions

  • Trusted by 2 million professionals including top global firms

  • Access AI-Powered Research with Vincent AI: Natural language queries with verified citations

vLex
6 practice notes
  • Table of Cases
    • Canada
    • Criminal Law Series Qualifying and Challenging Expert Evidence Appendixes
    • May 2, 2022
    ...106 Woodcock , R v , 2008 ONC J 123 .......................................................... 237 Wu , R v , 2020 BCCA 128 ............................................................... 172 “X” , R v , 2014 NSPC 95 ............................................................... 109 Yabaro......
  • Police Experts
    • Canada
    • Criminal Law Series Qualifying and Challenging Expert Evidence Part II - Specific Types of Expert Evidence
    • May 2, 2022
    ...the “what” and “why” forms of expert opinion regarding crime scenes: 130 Ibid at para 43. 131 Berry , supra note 117 at para 24. 132 2020 BCCA 128. 133 Ibid at para 48. 134 2003 CanLII 32900, 67 OR (3d) 1 (CA). © [2022] Emond Montgomery Publications. All Rights Reserved. Chapter 7 Police Ex......
  • R. v. Tallio
    • Canada
    • Court of Appeal (British Columbia)
    • August 19, 2021
    ...reasons, could not be put before the court. New evidence is evidence that only became available subsequent to the trial”: R. v. Wu, 2020 BCCA 128 at para. 40, 387 C.C.C. (3d) 269, leave to appeal ref’d [2020] S.C.C.A. No. 284. However, the expression “fresh evidence” is often used to descri......
  • R. v. Davies
    • Canada
    • Court of Appeal (British Columbia)
    • May 24, 2022
    ...evidence on appeal: R. v. Falkner, 2008 BCCA 277 at para. 17. In such circumstances, an added degree of cogency is required: R. v. Wu, 2020 BCCA 128 at para. 62, leave to appeal to SCC ref’d, 39313 (14 January 2021), citing R. v. Maciel, 2007 ONCA 196 at para. 50. Otherwise, for example, an......
  • Get Started for Free
4 cases
  • R. v. Tallio
    • Canada
    • Court of Appeal (British Columbia)
    • August 19, 2021
    ...could not be put before the court.  New evidence is evidence that only became available subsequent to the trial”: R. v. Wu, 2020 BCCA 128 at para. 40, 387 C.C.C. (3d) 269, leave to appeal ref’d [2020] S.C.C.A. No. 284.  However, the expression “fresh......
  • R. v. Davies
    • Canada
    • Court of Appeal (British Columbia)
    • May 24, 2022
    ...evidence on appeal: R. v. Falkner, 2008 BCCA 277 at para. 17. In such circumstances, an added degree of cogency is required: R. v. Wu, 2020 BCCA 128 at para. 62, leave to appeal to SCC ref’d, 39313 (14 January 2021), citing R. v. Maciel, 2007 ONCA 196 at para. 50. Otherwise, for exam......
  • R. v. Sanghera
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court of British Columbia (Canada)
    • September 18, 2020
    ...on this issue, the Crown argues it should be given no weight based on the Court of Appeal's review of his expert evidence in R. v. Wu, 2020 BCCA 128. In that case, a jury convicted Mr. Wu of second degree murder for the stabbing death of his wife. Dr. Ley opined that an altercation Mr. Wu h......
  • R. v. Landrick
    • Canada
    • Court of Appeal (British Columbia)
    • November 3, 2022
    ...on appeal: R. v. Falkner, 2008 BCCA 277 at para. 17. In such circumstances, an added degree of cogency is required: R. v. Wu, 2020 BCCA 128 at para. 62, leave to appeal to SCC ref’d, 39313 (14 January 2021), citing R. v. Maciel, 2007 ONCA 196 at para. 50. Otherwise, fo......
2 books & journal articles
  • Table of Cases
    • Canada
    • Criminal Law Series Qualifying and Challenging Expert Evidence Appendixes
    • May 2, 2022
    ...106 Woodcock , R v , 2008 ONC J 123 .......................................................... 237 Wu , R v , 2020 BCCA 128 ............................................................... 172 “X” , R v , 2014 NSPC 95 ............................................................... 109 Yabaro......
  • Police Experts
    • Canada
    • Criminal Law Series Qualifying and Challenging Expert Evidence Part II - Specific Types of Expert Evidence
    • May 2, 2022
    ...the “what” and “why” forms of expert opinion regarding crime scenes: 130 Ibid at para 43. 131 Berry , supra note 117 at para 24. 132 2020 BCCA 128. 133 Ibid at para 48. 134 2003 CanLII 32900, 67 OR (3d) 1 (CA). © [2022] Emond Montgomery Publications. All Rights Reserved. Chapter 7 Police Ex......