Can a police officer cross-examine for discovery?
Alberta, Canada
The following excerpt is from N. (B.) v. Canada (Attorney General), 1998 ABQB 786 (CanLII):
The officers are not litigants and they are not being examined for discovery and they could not be. Their cross-examinations should not be turned into examinations for discovery. The Rules do not permit examination for discovery of non-parties, with narrow exceptions: Kesler v. Piqhin, Calgary C.A. 13732 and 13733, April 7, 1993.
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