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Criminal law — Evidence — Admissibility — Hearsay
(00:00:31) Facts and Procedural History
(00:02:55) Per Karakatsanis, Martin, Jamal and Moreau JJ.
(00:08:04) Per Côté, Rowe and Kasirer (dissenting)
(00:10:46) Reasons for Judgment: Moreau J. (Karakatsanis, Martin and Jamal JJ. concurring)
(00:10:56) I. Overview – 1
(00:18:03) III. Decisions of the Courts Below – 18
(00:18:06) A. Court of Québec (Judge Dupras) – 18
(00:18:09) (1) Voir Dire Ruling – 18
(00:20:37) (2) Decision as to Guilt – 23
(00:22:19) B. Quebec Court of Appeal, 2022 QCCA 1013, 82 C.R. (7th) 373 – 27
(00:22:55) (1) Bachand J.A., Dissenting – 28
(00:25:16) (2) Doyon and Cournoyer JJ.A. – 33
(00:28:06) IV. Issues – 39
(00:28:33) V. Analysis – 41
(00:28:35) A. Standard of Review – 41
(00:29:27) B. General Principles Concerning the Admissibility of Hearsay Evidence – 43
(00:33:39) C. Use of the Search Results in the Threshold Reliability Analysis – 49
(00:44:05) D. Threshold Reliability – 64
(00:51:32) E. Use of the Complainant’s Testimony in the Threshold Reliability Analysis – 76
(00:54:03) VI. Conclusion – 80
(00:54:10) Joint Dissenting Reasons: Côté and Kasirer JJ. (Rowe J. concurring)
(00:54:21) I. Overview – 81
(00:56:46) II. Analysis – 85
(00:57:27) A. Consideration of the Search Results in the Assessment of Threshold Reliability – 87
(01:03:22) B. Consideration of Certain Circumstances in the Assessment of Threshold Reliability – 99
(01:08:05) C. Consideration of the Complainant’s Testimony at Trial, Which Was Not Produced on the Voir Dire – 106
(01:09:33) III. Conclusion – 109