What is the test for giving an accused sufficient information to be able to stand trial?
Saskatchewan, Canada
The following excerpt is from Mentiplay v. Redekopp and Mennonite Trust Company, 1986 CanLII 3405 (SK QB):
Specifically, the accused must be given sufficient information so that he knows both the charge and the transaction that is alleged against him: Brodie v. R. (1936), 1936 CanLII 1 (SCC), 65 C.C.C. 289 (S.C.C.).
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