Download This PaperIs Silence Golden? The Role of Silence in the Admissibility of Adoptive Admissions
(2023) 85 Criminal Reports (7th) 396
8 Pages Posted: 28 Jul 2023 Last revised: 13 Aug 2023
Date Written: February 14, 2023
Abstract
This short note reviews the two conflicting lines of appellate authority in Canada around a particular question of hearsay law: whether an accused who is silent in the face of an accusation can be said to have "adopted" the accusation, so as to be held to have "admitted" the statement.
Keywords: hearsay, admissions, evidence, Canada
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Currie, Robert J., Is Silence Golden? The Role of Silence in the Admissibility of Adoptive Admissions (February 14, 2023). (2023) 85 Criminal Reports (7th) 396, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=4358949
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