Is there any case law where a trial counsel improperly elicited evidence from defence witnesses in cross-examination?
Ontario, Canada
The following excerpt is from R. v. V.J., 2017 ONCA 924 (CanLII):
Finally, the appellant complains that trial counsel violated the rule in Browne v. Dunn when he elicited evidence from defence witnesses about matters that had not been put to the complainant in cross-examination, and that this adversely affected the outcome of the case.
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