This is, as you have already been told more than once, a criminal trial of a most serious nature and the burden of proof
of guilt of the accused is placed on the Crown.
DeVos has also urged universities, when determining
the guilt of the accused, to move from the standard of «preponderance of evidence» to one of «clear and convincing evidence.»
6) The State has the right, in principle, to inflict capital punishment in cases where there is no doubt about the gravity of the offense and
the guilt of the accused.
Does the construction of the script sway your opinion about
the guilt of the accused?
Has the Crown proved
the guilt of the accused beyond reasonable doubt?
Unconstitutionally obtained evidence, once excluded, will not become admissible simply because the Crown can not otherwise satisfy its burden to prove
the guilt of the accused beyond a reasonable doubt.