What is the test for self-contradiction in a sexual assault case?
Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
The following excerpt is from R v Francis, 2013 CanLII 68227 (NL PC):
79. Self-contradiction may have significantly impacted the evidence of the complainant, but it had decimated the credibility of the accused. The rule in Browne v. Dunn
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