Can a police officer conduct his own case and examine and cross-examine witnesses in a summary trial?
Saskatchewan, Canada
The following excerpt is from Rex v. Cruit, 1928 CanLII 164 (SK CA):
The situation in England seems to be, that, while a prosecutor or informant has the right to conduct his own case and examine and cross-examine witnesses in summary proceedings, some Judges have pointed out that it is generally undesirable for police officers to exercise that right. May v. Beeley [1910] 2 K.B. 722, 79 L.J.K.B. 852.
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