How can an accused establish the evidentiary basis necessary for the first stage of a criminal trial?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from R. v. Hurrie, 1997 CanLII 12611 (BC SC):
The decision of Mr. Justice O'Connor in Regina v. I.D.B. of the Ontario Court of Justice, dated the 24th of July of 1997, gives an example of how, in the process of a criminal trial, the accused can establish the evidentiary basis necessary for the first stage. As commented upon by Mr. Justice O'Connor at page 13: The standard of likely relevance should not be an onerous burden.
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