What is the defence in a murder appeal where the accused now argues that he lied in his confession?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from R. v. Singh Nijjar, 1997 CanLII 12490 (BC CA):
In Colpitts v. The Queen, an appeal on a conviction for capital murder, the theory of the defence, as explained by Abbott J. in his dissenting reasons, was merely that the accused had lied in his confessions and told the truth at the trial, the converse of this case in which the accused now argues that he lied at the trial and may, possibly, have told the truth in his statement.
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