What is the impact of a driver's failure to contradict an officer’s statement?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Sangara v. British Columbia (Superintendent of Motor Vehicles), 2016 BCSC 1638 (CanLII):
In Rangi v. British Columbia (Superintendent of Motor Vehicles), 2014 BCSC 2343, the comments of Mr. Justice Schultes addressed a driver’s failure to contradict an officer’s assertions as they relate to credibility:
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