In what circumstances will DNA be used to determine the guilt of a sexual assault?
Ontario, Canada
The following excerpt is from R. v. S.F., 1997 CanLII 12443 (ON SC):
In dissent, in Stillman v. The Queen, supra at 383, L’Heureux-Dubé J. noted: Where indicia such as bodily fluids… are found on the victim’s body, the possibility of resorting to DNA typing analysis… serves, in my opinion, society’s substantial interest in deterring such crimes.
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