Does the standard of proof need to be increased in criminal cases?
Nova Scotia, Canada
The following excerpt is from R. v. Webb, 2020 NSSC 65 (CanLII):
Saunders J.A. in D.D.S. noted that, although the comments of Justice O’Harroran in Faryna v. Chorny were not expressed in the context of a criminal trial, “observations similar to Justice O’Halloran’s have often been emphasized in criminal cases, with suitable allowance for the different standard of proof.”
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