R v Hanrahan: SCC Rejects Argument to Establish a Standard of “Clear and Unambiguous” for the Admission of Prior Sexual History
R v. Hanrahan, 2025 SCC 1 is a short oral decision — a mere paragraph dismissing the Crown’s appeal against a sexual assault acquittal. The Supreme Court affirmed the Newfoundland Court of Appeal’s decision (R. v. Hanrahan, 2024 NLCA 9, “NLCA Decision”) and in doing so they affirmed deference to the trial judge’s factual findings […]
