L'état du droit quant à l'usage d'une déclaration lors du contre-interrogatoire d'un témoin

R. v. Kliman, 1996 CanLII 8454 (BC SC)

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18           There are several principles to be gleaned from the

two cases:

 

1. Cross-examination of a witness on a statement does not give rise

   to automatic admission (Rodney, supra).

 

2. There are concerns about giving a jury testimonial exhibits

   because the jury may unduly emphasize the exhibits (Rodney,

   supra);

 

3. Testimonial exhibits may be admitted and given to the jury where

   it is helpful for the jury to see them in their entirety (e.g.

   to see the context in which some of the questions were asked

   (Newall, supra), or where the cross-examination is very

   extensive (Rodney, supra);

 

4. Even if the statement or document is admitted into evidence, I

   may edit out parts of it before giving it to the jury (Rodney,

   supra); considerations include whether parts of the statement

   are irrelevant, prejudicial to the accused, and whether the

   statement can be said to be a statement of the witness (Rodney

   and Newall, supra);

 

5. In making a decision to mark the statement as an exhibit or to

   edit the statment, I have a wide discretion (Rodney, supra).