What evidence was called by the defence at the trial of the accused?
Saskatchewan, Canada
The following excerpt is from R. v. Thomas, 1972 CanLII 778 (SK QB):
The accused did not testify. No evidence was called by the defence. However, in the words of Culliton J.A. (as he then was) in Regina v. Larier at p. 614: “Knowledge, like intent, is a state of mind. It cannot, generally speaking, be proved as a fact but can only be inferred from facts which are proved. A jury, on properly established facts, should experience no more difficulty in finding knowledge than it does in finding intent”.
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