{"product_id":"the-law-of-evidence-in-canada-6th-edition-student-edition-by-sidney-n-lederman-9780433515685-usedgood-minor-highlights-86h-0e3b9","title":"The Law of Evidence in Canada 6th Edition Student Edition by Sidney N. Lederman 9780433515685 (USED:GOOD; minor highlights) *86h","description":"\u003cp\u003ePaperback, Lexis TAGS: Sopinka, Lederman \u0026amp; Bryant PLBA1503 PRLG5203\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis new edition of the seminal work offers current and in-depth coverage of the Canadian law of evidence, and has been updated to include significant recent developments. It is the only major Canadian treatise with in-depth coverage of both civil and criminal evidence. \u003cstrong\u003eThis is a student edition\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIf your practice involves representing clients in civil or criminal litigation proceedings, Sopinka, Lederman \u0026amp; Bryant – The Law of Evidence, 6th Edition must figure prominently on your bookshelf. This new edition of the seminal work offers current and in-depth coverage of the Canadian law of evidence, and has been updated to include significant recent developments.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLearn From the Experts\u003cbr\u003eThis go-to resource is written by former and current Superior Court Justices, as well as a Professor of Law at the University of Toronto, Faculty of Law. Together, the authors bring decades of experience and the necessary expertise to guide practitioners, scholars and students through this complex and ever-changing area of the law.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eUnderstand and deal with issues such as illegally obtained evidence, confessions and corroboration\u003cbr\u003eIdentify when witnesses will be competent and compellable to testify\u003cbr\u003eConduct examinations and cross-examinations within the appropriate scope\u003cbr\u003eGauge whether the burden and standard of proof have been met\u003cbr\u003eRecognize the existence and extent of privilege\u003cbr\u003eUnderstand the Supreme Court of Canada's continuing development and extension of the \"Principled Approach\" into virtually every facet of the law of evidence\u003cbr\u003eGain insight into the admissibility of evidence in many different areas, including character evidence, hearsay evidence, similar fact evidence, opinion evidence and documentary evidence\u003cbr\u003eIn addition to substantive guidance, Sopinka, Lederman \u0026amp; Bryant – The Law of Evidence, 6th Edition is organized to maximize ease-of-use, with a detailed table of contents and numbered paragraphs for quick access and precise cross-referencing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhat's New In This Edition\u003cbr\u003eThis text has been updated to take into account new case law and practice developments that have occurred since the previous edition was published in 2018, including:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDiscussion of Statutory Provisions –\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eInconsistent appellate decisions regarding whether s. 33.1 of the Criminal Code, which provides that self-induced intoxication is not a defence to any general intent offence involving interference with bodily integrity, violates s. 11(d) of the Charter\u003cbr\u003eThe presumption under s. 172.1(3) and (4) that an accused believes that a person they are communicating with is a specific age solely because that person indicates that this is the case infringes the s. 11(d) Charter right to be presumed innocent\u003cbr\u003eRepeal of impaired driving provisions ss. 249-261 of the Criminal Code, and enactment of offences involving conveyances under the new Part VIII.1, which address evidentiary matters and provide evidence-related legal procedures and presumptions\u003cbr\u003eSs. 278.92 to 278.97 of the Criminal Code, which specify a two-stage procedure to determine admissibility of personal records in the possession of an accused charged with sexual assault\u003cbr\u003eThe presumption of integrity for an electronic documents system under s. 31.3(1)(a) of the Canada Evidence Act applied to data extracted from the cell phone of the accused’s son (R. v. H. (S.), 2019 ONCA 669)\u003cbr\u003eThe first Supreme Court of Canada decision (Denis v. Côté, 2019 SCC 44) analyzing s. 39.1 of the Canada Evidence Act, which permits objection by a journalist or other person to disclosure of information identifying a journalistic source\u003cbr\u003eSupreme Court of Canada Decisions –\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eR. v. Calnen, 2019 SCC 6 (when trial judge not required to provide a limiting instruction against general propensity reasoning with respect to the accused’s post-offence conduct)\u003cbr\u003eR. v. Le, 2019 SCC 34 (Court clarifies interaction of the three Grant factors applicable to exclusion of evidence under s. 24(2) of the Charter)\u003cbr\u003eR. v. Goldfinch, 2019 SCC 38; R. v. Barton, 2019 SCC 33; R. v. V. (R.), 2019 SCC 41 (cases regarding admissibility of previous sexual history of complainants)\u003cbr\u003eR. v. Slatter, 2020 SCC 36 (expert evidence as to credibility and reliability of a witness with a cognitive or psychological disability may perpetuate harmful myths and stereotypes)\u003cbr\u003eR. v. Le, 2019 SCC 34 (high threshold for judicial notice, particularly if it is dispositive of an issue)\u003cbr\u003eOther Important Issues –\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCounsel must clearly articulate the precise purpose for which a hearsay statement is being adduced – even if counsel is consenting to admission of the evidence: R. v. L. (O.J.), 2020 ABCA 73; R. v. Durocher, 2019 SKCA 97; R. v. Short, 2018 ONCA 1\u003cbr\u003eCircumstances where text messages sent by a complainant are admissible to support their in-court testimony: R. v. Langan, 2019 BCCA 467\u003cbr\u003eGrowing judicial support for a principled approach to admissibility of prior consistent statements: R. v. Gill, 2018 BCCA 275\u003cbr\u003eThe “strikingly similar” standard for similar fact evidence is no longer applicable: R. v. Norris, 2020 ONCA 847\u003cbr\u003eText messages between spouses discussing how to “get rid of” the murder victim were not protected under spousal privilege: R. v. Cuthill, 2018 ABCA 321\u003cbr\u003eThree-part test in Ontario with respect to withdrawal of admissions of fact: Liu v. Personal Insurance Co., 2019 ONCA 104; Champoux v. Jefremova, 2021 ONCA 92\u003cbr\u003eWhen accused permitted to appeal from interlocutory Charter ruling after pleading guilty: R. v. Del Torro, 2019 ABCA 156\u003cbr\u003eDetermination of which charge is the more serious one for the purposes of staying a charge or conviction under the Kienapple rule: R. v. L. 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