Professor R. Diab

Contact: rdiab at tru dot ca

Office Hours: by appointment

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Course readings 5th ed

Link to recording of exam review session (Nov 5th; Prof Hunt’s 2023 exam).

Passcode for video: ag&@k!d0

2022 Dec Evidence.pdf

Week 1 (Sept 5)

Intro

Readings

Casebook

• 3-18 (4th & 5th edition)

Cases

• Headnote of R. v. Morin, [1988] 2 SCR 345

Resources

Intro ev R.pptx

Intro summary.pdf

Week 2 (Sept 10-12)

Burdens and Standards (Tues, Sept 10th)

Readings

Casebook

• 873-891 (5th edition)
• 837-857 (4th edition)

Resources

Burd+stand.pptx

Review Prob.pdf

Burd+stand sum.pdf

Cases

• Hall v Pemberton, (1974), 5 OR (2d) 438, 50 DLR (3d) 518 (CA)
• *R. v. Arcuri,* [2001] 2 S.C.R. 828 **
• R. v. Cinous, [2002] 2 S.C.R. 3
• *R. v. Lifchus,* [1997] 3 S.C.R. 320

Week 3 (Sept 17-19)

Witnesses: Competence and Compellability

Readings

Casebook

• 21-22; 34-71 (5th edition)
• 21-22; 35-50; 54-74 (4th edition)

Resources

CC-r.pptx

Review Q's C+C.pdf

Sum of C+C.pdf

Legislation / Statute(s)