In what circumstances will the accused be successful in his defence against extradition to the United States under s. 29(1) of the Criminal Code?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from United States v. Wilson, 2011 BCCA 514 (CanLII):
In United States v. Edwards, 2011 BCCA 100, [2011] B.C.J. No. 374, the accused likewise sought to lead exculpatory evidence to place a different or diminished emphasis on the appellant’s role in the fraudulent telemarketing scheme which founded the request for extradition in that case. This Court affirmed the extradition judge’s conclusion that the excluded evidence was not relevant to the committal test under s. 29(1).
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