Ontario, Canada
The following excerpt is from R. v. Forrester, 2019 ONCA 255 (CanLII):
The appellant submits that the trial judge breached his obligation to assist him and erred in law in applying the rule in Browne v. Dunn by drawing an adverse inference as a result of his failure to cross-examine Sinclair concerning the “discovery” of the missing wallet.
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