If an information can only be laid for one offence, can a person only be convicted of one offence?

Saskatchewan, Canada


The following excerpt is from R. v. Burrows, 1949 CanLII 144 (SK QB):

If an information can only be laid for one offence it is very evident that a person can only be convicted of one offence: Rex v. Farrar (1890) 1 Terr LR 306.

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