What is the third ground of an appeal?

Ontario, Canada


The following excerpt is from R. v. Geil, 2012 ONCJ 740 (CanLII):

[41] The third ground deals with the miscarriage of justice and is reserved for the most extreme situations in which it is necessary to grant an appeal for reasons of fundamental justice. (Regina v. Arnold¸ [2002] O.J. No. 3835.)

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