Can a conviction for assault be sustained?
Alberta, Canada
The following excerpt is from R. v. Height, 1992 ABCA 251 (CanLII):
It is our opinion that the conviction cannot be sustained. The evidence is, in the words of The Queen v. Yebes "unsafe upon which to found a conviction".
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