What is the relevance of evidence that is not relevant at trial?
Alberta, Canada
The following excerpt is from R. v. White, 2006 ABQB 888 (CanLII):
Relevance will therefore be established when an inference can be drawn from the evidence that is probative of the issues at trial: Morris v. The Queen 1983 CanLII 28 (SCC), [1983], 2 S.C.R. 190 at p. 192. The degree of probative value goes to weight, not admissibility (p. 193).
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