Examination of Witnesses in Criminal Cases 7th ed.

An indispensable resource that expertly combines substantive law and trial advocacy, Examination of Witnesses in Criminal Cases 7th ed, takes the readers through meaningful scenarios that they will encounter along the trial path – from the first time they meet their client to when the evidence is completed – whilst all this time improving their advocacy skills and knowledge of the criminal law.

New in this edition:-

The 7th edition has been thoroughly updated and revised to reflect all noteworthy developments, such as:-

• The Age of Information and Defence Implications:
• A brand new chapter discussing the impact social media has on our everyday lives and the resulting legal implications for the criminal bar, it familiarizes counsel with issues they may be confronted with for the first time in a social media-driven case: R.v. Fearon (2014 S.C.C.)
• The Right to Silence and Self-Incrimination:
• A new common law rule developed by the Supreme Court of Canada, namely that any confessions by accused persons as a result of their participation in a "Mr. Big" sting operation was presumptively inadmissible unless the Crown is able to establish, on a balance of probabilities, that the probative value of the confession outweighs its prejudicial effect: R. v. Hart (2014 S.C.C.)
• Expert Witnesses:
• When an expert may be considered impartial by the court: White Burgess Langille Inman v. Abbott and Haliburton Co. (2015 S.C.C.)
• When police officers may be qualified as an expert as it relates to their job description: R. V. Sekhon (2014 S.C.C.)
• Setting the limits to which counsel may educate their experts: Moore .v Getahun (2015 Ont. C.A.)

There are revised, expanded discussions on:-

Ways to control a witness' testimony, and ways in which control can be lost

Impeachment of the witnesses by prior inconsistent statements

Cross-examination approaches regarding identification witnesses, to successfully challenge the kind of evidence that has been referred to as "the overwhelming factor leading to wrongful convictions".