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R. v. Handy

• 2002 SCC 56
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The above case is referenced within:

1. Canadian Criminal Jury Instructions (Current to: September 01 2024)
   • Chapter 8. Similar Facts—Preliminary Warning—CRIMJI 2.03
     • I. Introduction [§8.1]
2. Civil Jury Instructions (Current to: November 01 2023)
   • Chapter 14. Instructions Usually Given in Every Trial—Direct and Circumstantial Evidence—CIVJI 4.08
     • V. Drawing an Inference [§14.5]
3. Introducing Evidence at Trial: A British Columbia Handbook (Current to: September 01 2024)
   • Chapter 1. The Basic Concepts of the Law of Evidence
     • VII. Consider the Potential for Prejudice [§1.11]
       • C. Admission of Evidence of Bad Character [§1.14]
   • Chapter 6. Character Evidence
     • III. Evidence of the Accused’s Bad Character in Criminal Trials [§6.8]
       • A. General Principles [§6.9]
       • B. Evidence of the Accused’s Bad Character Is Admissible in Exceptional Circumstances [§6.10]
         • 3. Evidence Relevant to Motive, Animus, Opportunity, Means, or Some Other Aspect of the Crown Theory [§6.13]
   • Chapter 11. Exclusion of Evidence
     • I. Exclusion of Evidence at Common Law [§11.1]
   • Chapter 22. Similar Fact Evidence
     • I. What Is Similar Fact Evidence? [§22.1]
     • II. Purpose of Similar Fact Evidence [§22.2]
     • III. Test for Admissibility of Similar Fact Evidence [§22.3]
       • A. Identification of Inferences from Similar Fact Evidence [§22.4]
       • B. Assessment of Probative Value of Similar Fact Evidence [§22.5]
         • 1. Identify the Issue [§22.6]
         • 2. Identify the Connection between the Evidence and the Alleged Conduct [§22.7]
           • a. Proximity in Time and/or Place of the Similar Acts [§22.8]
           • b. Extent to Which Other Acts Are Similar to Charged Conduct [§22.9]
         • 3. Collusion on the Evidence [§22.13]
         • 4. The Strength of the Evidence [§22.14]
       • C. Assessment of Prejudicial Effect of Similar Fact Evidence [§22.15]
         • 1. Moral Prejudice [§22.16]
         • 2. Reasoning Prejudice [§22.17]
     • IV. Specific Issues on Some Types of Similar Fact Evidence [§22.19]
       • B. Similar Fact Evidence to Identify Groups and to Prove the Identity of Group Members [§22.21]
         • 1. Identification of the Group [§22.22]
     • IX. Similar Fact Evidence in Civil Proceedings [§22.32]