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R. v. Pickton (2010): The SCC Disagrees on the Correct Path to the Same Conclusion

Last week, the SCC dismissed the appeal of Robert Pickton in R. v. Pickton, 2010 SCC 32 [Pickton II], upholding the majority decision of the British Columbia Court of Appeal in R. v. Pickton, 2009 BCCA 299 [Pickton I]. The SCC affirmed that impugned jury instructions did not negatively impact the fairness of the trial, [...]