What is the test for an extradition judge to make a decision between competing inferences?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from United States of America v. Finn, 2014 BCSC 2353 (CanLII):
It is not for the extradition judge to choose from competing inferences. The fact that the evidence could also support an inference consistent with innocence is insufficient to fail to commit. The test is whether a jury could convict on the evidence, not whether it would convict. The choice between competing inferences is a decision for the finder of fact at trial: United States of America v. Hislop, 2009 BCCA 94 at para. 31.
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