What is the standard of appeal review under s. 94 of the Criminal Code?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Khouchaba v British Columbia (Superintendent of Motor Vehicles), 2018 BCSC 1214 (CanLII):
The standard of appellate review, in appeals under s. 94, has been established to be reasonableness. See for example in Withrow v. British Columbia (Superintendent of Motor Vehicles), 2013 BCSC 451, Macaulay J. stated starting at para. 14:
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