What is the test for committal in an extradition hearing?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Canada (Attorney General) v K.T., 2018 BCSC 623 (CanLII):
As Ross J. noted in United States of America v. Pal, 2009 BCSC 1930 at paras. 22-24, the extradition judge may evaluate the body of circumstantial evidence supporting the inferences relied on by the requesting state to ensure that the evidence does not have serious deficiencies. This is because, to come back to the fundamental test for committal, a properly instructed jury could not reasonably infer guilt from a body of circumstantial evidence that has serious deficiencies.
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