Can a defendant cross-examine his co-defendant’s evidence?

Saskatchewan, Canada


The following excerpt is from Frobisher Limited v. Canadian Pipelines & Petroleums Limited, 1957 CanLII 163 (SK CA):

The court then referred to Lord v. Colvin, supra, and said: “The opinion of the whole of the judges is that a defendant may cross-examine his co-defendant’s witnesses. If a defendant may cross-examine his co-defendant’s witnesses a fortiori he may cross-examine his co-defendant, if he gives evidence. If it is objected that there is no issue between a respondent and co-respondent, the answer is that in most cases there is no issue between co-defendants, but still the right to cross-examine exists.”

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