What is the material point to be corroborated in a sexual assault case?
Saskatchewan, Canada
The following excerpt is from R. v. Mudge, 1929 CanLII 99 (SK CA):
The material point to be corroborated was the girl’s denial of consent, and the jury should have been told that the only evidence (if any) which could be taken as corroboration would be evidence corroborating that denial: See Rex v. Salman, infra.
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