To advise the accused of failing to supply compellable information, is a statement made out of fear, prejudice or hope of advantage?

British Columbia, Canada


The following excerpt is from R. v. Ginetz - Excerpt Reasons for Judgment, 2005 BCPC 195 (CanLII):

To advise the accused of possible consequences of failing to supply compellable information is not, in my view, a statement made out of fear, prejudice, or hope of advantage, as described in the case of Ibrahim v. The King, and accordingly, I reject the first argument by the defence.

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