Is a tape recording of testimony before a superior court of criminal jurisdiction a protected record?
Ontario, Canada
The following excerpt is from R. v. Gordon, 1998 CanLII 14952 (ON SC):
Every court has supervisory and protecting power over its own records: Attorney General of Nova Scotia v. MacIntyre, supra at 149. Tape recordings of testimony before the superior court of criminal jurisdiction, as a court of record, are under the control and authority of the court.
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