Ontario Court of Justice
Her Majesty the Queen
Respondent
And
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Applicant
Ms J. MacEachen, for Crown
Mr. M. Friedberg, for the Accused
Released: October 21, 2008
D. Paulseth
J.
Ruling
Application
by the accused to have the complainant's police occurrence reports released to
him. The Court determined that since the background of the complainant may be
of relevance to the accused's defence and preparation of the complainant's
cross-examination, the privacy interests of the complainant were outweighed by
the accused's need for a full and fair defence. The records were ordered
released to the accused.