What is sufficient evidence to warrant committal for extradition to the United States?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from United States v Heatherington, 2019 BCSC 1809 (CanLII):
Circumstantial evidence will not justify committal for extradition where it only gives rise to a speculative and not a reasonable inference of guilt: United States v. Viscomi, 2015 ONCA 484 at paras. 21–22, 33–36.
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