What is the test for interfering with the inference drawing process?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from R. v. Campbell, 2013 BCSC 995 (CanLII):
Finally, appeal courts must show deference to a trial judge's findings of fact. There should be no interference unless there is a palpable or overriding error in respect of the underlying facts or the inference drawing process: Housen v. Nikolaisen, 2002 SCC 33.
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