Do you need to research the factors relating to the relevance of criminal evidence? Maybe you need to know more about the presentation of witnesses? Or perhaps you need information on formal vs informal admissions in criminal proceedings?
If so, then McWilliams' Canadian Criminal Evidence by S. Casey Hill, David M. Tanovich and Louis P. Strezos is the book for you!
This title can help you learn more about:
- the general principles of admissibility
- exclusionary rules such as collateral fact rule, hearsay rule, voluntary confessions rule, privilege, issue estoppel and more
- instruments of evidence such as witnesses, assisted evidence, real and demonstrative evidence, documentary evidence, and judicial notice
- the general principles of proof such as evidential and persuasive burden
- evaluation of evidence such as assessment of credibility, identification evidence and adverse inferences
- evidence in pre and post-trial proceedings including bail hears, sentencing and appeals
- and much more!
McWilliams' Canadian Criminal Evidence is available on the public access computers at all our Courthouse Libraries locations. Next time you’re in the library, search for the title in the library catalogue on the computer and click on the digital access link; this will take you straight to the digital title in WestlawNext.
We also have this title available in print. If you want to borrow the book or request scans through our document delivery service, please contact us at librarian@courthouselibrary.ca or 1-800-665-2570.
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