Does the confrontation principle apply to cross-examination of a witness for a party opposed in interest?
Ontario, Canada
The following excerpt is from R v Singh, 2015 ONSC 6823 (CanLII):
In R. v. Quansah,[21] Watt J.A. reviews the rule in Browne v. Dunn and concludes that it “reflects a confrontation principle in the context of cross-examination of a witness for a party opposed in interest on disputed factual issues”.
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