La détermination de la pertinence aux fins de la divulgation de la preuve

R. v. Pickton, 2005 BCSC 1240 (CanLII)

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[44]           In summary, the following principles shall guide the determination of relevance with respect to disclosure in these proceedings:

a.         Information that is purely administrative need not be disclosed.  Administrative information refers to the assignment of tasks and to information relating to measures taken by investigators to organize the investigation.  It does not extend to substantive information relating to the Crown’s three disclosure criteria that is contained in an otherwise administrative document unless:

i.         that information is in summary form solely for administrative purposes; and

ii.         the Crown is certain that the information has been otherwise disclosed to the defence in a format other than police officers’ notes.

b.         Investigative strategies and tactical information are presumptively not disclosable absent a particularized claim to relevance. 

c.         Information generated by an investigative inquiry relating to one of the Crown’s disclosure criteria is disclosable regardless of its outcome.  Thus, investigative leads yielding negative or inconclusive results must still be disclosed.

d.         Information touching upon the issue of site integrity, whether regarding its maintenance or breach, shall be disclosed. 

e.         Information touching upon the issue of exhibit continuity shall be disclosed.