What is the test for having a strong, consistent, credible and reliable witness?
Ontario, Canada
The following excerpt is from R. v. Perry, 2014 ONSC 2293 (CanLII):
The comments that J.S. and her mother are strong, consistent, credible and reliable witnesses without more are generic and conclusory descriptions that in the words of Justice Doherty in Law Society of Upper Canada v. Neinstein, at para. 66, are bald generalized assertions that defy appellate review.
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