When will the accused testify at trial?

Nova Scotia, Canada


The following excerpt is from R. v. Crowe, 2012 NSSC 175 (CanLII):

When the accused testifies the trial judge must instruct him or herself according to R v. W(D) (1991), 1991 CanLII 93 (SCC), 63 C.C.C. (3d) 397.

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