What is the effect of the protection afforded to a witness in an assault case?
Saskatchewan, Canada
The following excerpt is from Lightheart v. Lightheart, 1929 CanLII 109 (SK QB):
In a later case, Allen v. Allen [1894] P. 248, at p. 255, 63 L.J.P. 120, Lopes, L.J., said: The evidence with regard to the adultery is not rendered inadmissible, hut protection is afforded to the witness from being questioned on the subject if the witness claims protection.
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