Vetrovec v R explained

Case-Name:Vetrovec v R
Full-Case-Name:Joseph Vetrovec v Her Majesty The Queen
Heard-Date:20 May 1981
Decided-Date:31 May 1982
Citations:[1982] 1 SCR 811
History:APPEAL from R v Vetrovec. 1980. bcca. 310. canlii. 1980-11-10.
Ruling:Appeal dismissed
Scc:1980-1982
Unanimous:Dickson J

Vetrovec v R [1982] 1 SCR 811 is a leading Canadian decision on the testimony evidence of accomplices. The case birthed the Vetrovec warning, which gives judges the discretion to warn the jury of the risks of accepting the testimony of untrustworthy witnesses.

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