Does the acquittal of an accused be directed or directed?
Ontario, Canada
The following excerpt is from R. v. Timminco Ltd., 1999 CanLII 15064 (ON SC):
15 Should the acquittal have been directed? “The ‘Justice’ …is, in my opinion, required to commit an accused person for trial in any case in which there is admissible evidence which could, if it were believed, result in a conviction.” (United States v. Shephard (1976), 1976 CanLII 8 (SCC), [1977] 2 S.C.R. 1067 (S.C.C.) at p. 1080.)
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