What is the standard of discovery in criminal cases?

British Columbia, Canada


The following excerpt is from Veeken v. Spratt, 2019 BCPC 204 (CanLII):

The standard is informed by the legal requirement of reasonable and probable grounds to believe the suspect is guilty, see Hill v. Hamilton-Wentworth, at para. 55.

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