What is the trier of fact on circumstantial evidence?
Ontario, Canada
The following excerpt is from R. v. Brown, 2007 CanLII 13926 (ON SC):
The trier of fact cannot be satisfied beyond a reasonable doubt on circumstantial evidence unless no other explanation than guilt is reasonably compatible with the circumstances: The Queen v. Hillier, at para. 46.
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