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R. v. Graat

• 1982 CanLII 33 (SCC)
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The above case is referenced within:

1. Canadian Criminal Jury Instructions (Current to: August 24 2023)
   • Chapter 41. Non-Expert’s Belief—CRIMJI 4.47
     • II. Test [§41.2]
   • Chapter 90. Operation of a Conveyance While Impaired Causing Death/Bodily Harm (ss. 320.14(1) (a) , 320.14(2) , 320.14(3) ) —CRIMJI 6.34
     • VIII. Fourth Ingredient [§90.13]
       • C. Impaired Ability to Operate—Indicia of Impairment [§90.16]
   • Chapter 104. Sexual Assault (ss. 265, 271, 272, 273) —CRIMJI 6.66
     • IX. Fifth Ingredient [§104.14]
       • B. Capacity to Consent [§104.16]
2. Estate Disputes in British Columbia: A Litigator’s Guide (Current to: January 15 2024)
   • Chapter 7. Validity of Wills Disputes
     • II. Challenging the Validity of a Will [§7.3]
       • B. The Burden of Proof in Challenges to the Validity of a Will [§7.13]
         • 2. Testamentary Capacity [§7.19]
           • g. The Lay Person’s Evidence [§7.28]
3. Expert Evidence in British Columbia Civil Proceedings (Current to: July 01 2021)
   • Chapter 1. Expert Evidence in the Context of the Law of Evidence at Large
     • II. Opinion Evidence at Trial [§1.7]
       • A. What Is an “Opinion”? [§1.8]
       • C. When Opinion Evidence Is Allowed [§1.10]
         • 1. Compendious Statement of Facts [§1.11]
   • Chapter 2. What Is an Expert?
     • III. Limits on Expert Testimony [§2.8]
       • G. An Expert Cannot Opine on Issues of Common Knowledge [§2.15]
     • IV. The Ultimate Issue Rule [§2.17]
       • A. Avoiding Usurpation of the Court’s Function [§2.18]
       • B. The Ultimate Issue Rule Impugned [§2.19]
4. Introducing Evidence at Trial: A British Columbia Handbook (Current to: September 01 2020)
   • Chapter 13. Opinion Evidence
     • III. Lay Opinion Evidence [§13.19]
       • A. Criteria for Admissibility of Lay Opinion [§13.20]