What is the test for admissibility in a criminal case?
Manitoba, Canada
The following excerpt is from Lees et al v Wilson et al, 2008 MBQB 326 (CanLII):
However, Ares v. Venner also sets out preconditions for admissibility: the records must have been made: • at the time, and • by someone o having personal knowledge, and o under a duty to make the entry.
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