What are sufficient reasons are required for a trial judge to leave a defendant with no reasonable doubt?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from R. v. Odemena, 2016 BCSC 2209 (CanLII):
Sufficient reasons are necessary because an accused is entitled to know why the trial judge was left with no reasonable doubt as to their guilt: R v. Gagnon, 2006 SCC 17 at para. 23.
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