Does expert evidence need to be required to assess a Police Defendant's seatbelt defence?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Parlby v Starr, 2017 BCSC 2353 (CanLII):
The Police Defendants submit their seat belt defence can be assessed using common sense alone. It is true the courts have held that expert evidence is generally but not always required. In Schoenhalz v. Reeves, 2013 BCSC 1196, Justice Hyslop explained:
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