What are the consequences of a jury striking down sexual assault and assault with a weapon convictions?
Ontario, Canada
The following excerpt is from R. v. B-D.N., 2018 ONCA 248 (CanLII):
[2] The trial judge, invoking the principles in Kienapple v. The Queen, 1995 CanLII 125 (SCC), [1995] 1 S.C.R. 725, stayed the convictions of sexual assault and assault with a weapon and entered convictions for sexual assault with a weapon and unlawful confinement.
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