Vetrovec v. The Queen
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Vetrovec v. The Queen [1982] 1 S.C.R. 811 is the leading Canadian decision on the testimony evidence
of accomplice
s. The case iterated the Vetrovec Warning which gives judges the discretion to warn the jury of the risks of accepting the testimony of untrustworthy witnesses.
Evidence
Evidence in its broadest sense includes everything that is used to determine or demonstrate the truth of an assertion. Giving or procuring evidence is the process of using those things that are either presumed to be true, or were themselves proven via evidence, to demonstrate an assertion's truth...
of accomplice
Accomplice
At law, an accomplice is a person who actively participates in the commission of a crime, even though they take no part in the actual criminal offense. For example, in a bank robbery, the person who points the gun at the teller and asks for the money is guilty of armed robbery...
s. The case iterated the Vetrovec Warning which gives judges the discretion to warn the jury of the risks of accepting the testimony of untrustworthy witnesses.