"This new edition of the book is essential reading for any lawyer conducting a sexual assault trial. It is methodical, pragmatic, and precise in its analysis of the central issues that are often litigated in the context of sexual offences. Moreover, the fact that the guidance comes from an author team that includes a prosecutor and a defence lawyer makes it that much more valuable; it is even-handed and forensic."
— Marie Henein, LLB, LLM
General Editors: Brian H. Greenspan and Justice Vincenzo Rondinelli
In Prosecuting and Defending Sexual Offence Cases, 2nd Edition, Crown prosecutor Jill Witkin and defence lawyer Daniel Brown offer an extensive examination of the legal processes involved in litigating sexual offences. This bestseller is designed to help practitioners focus on the procedural, evidentiary, and strategic elements specific to sexual offence cases. These elements include search issues, children’s evidence, cross-examination on private records, and sentencing.
This edition contains new chapters on historical sexual offences and cross-examination on private records, and reflects changes in Bill C-51 pertaining to third party records, other sexual history, and consent. Analysis of case law and relevant Criminal Code provisions have been integrated throughout in order to effectively guide readers through the flow of a sexual offence case.
This text is Volume 4 in Emond’s Criminal Law Series.
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Chapter 1: Initial Considerations
Chapter 2: Sexual Offences
Chapter 3: Search Issues
Chapter 4: Publication Bans
Chapter 5: Protections for Victims and Witnesses
Chapter 6: Preparing for the Preliminary Inquiry
Chapter 7: Evidentiary Issues
Chapter 8: Children’s Evidence
Chapter 9: Expert Evidence
Chapter 10: Forensic Evidence
Chapter 11: Production of Third-Party Records: Section 278.3
Chapter 12: Cross-Examination on Private Records: Section 278.92
Chapter 13: Evidence of Other Sexual Activity: Section 276
Chapter 14: Consent
Chapter 15: Historical Offences
Chapter 16: Sentencing
Chapter 17: Representing the Victim in a Sexual Offence Proceeding
"The reader is provided with concrete suggestions on how to handle questioning of expert witnesses in a variety of areas and explanations of the most common hypothetical scenarios that could reasonably be thought to apply in any given case. It is, quite frankly, the best material for lawyers I have ever read on the subject matter."
—Brock Jones, BA, MA, JD
Excerpt from For The Defence, Vol. 38, No. 5
"Prosecuting and Defending Sexual Offence Cases: A Practitioner’s Handbook is an essential source for explaining sexual offences and the various aspects involved in prosecuting and defending them. It should be considered a required text for any criminal lawyer who deals with sexual offence cases and is a useful resource for law students and interested laypersons. The handbook puts legal theory into every day practice. It is recommended as a 'must have' for any lawyer, student-at-law or reader interested in this very challenging area of criminal practice."
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—Kasia Kieloch
Excerpt from Robson Crim Legal Blog
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