R v Natewayes: Clarity to Party Requirements in the Code and Inferring the Knowledge Requirement
The Supreme Court’s recent, very short decision in R v Natewayes, 2012 SCC 5, clarifies the tests for being proven a party to an offence in the Criminal Code, It also demonstrates that it is open for a trial judge to make a wide range of inferences regarding an accused’s knowledge based on the facts. […]