In a pre-trial motion for a first-degree murder case, the court ruled on the admissibility of the accused's statements to police, ante-mortem statements of the deceased, and character evidence.
The court found the accused's statements were voluntary and not obtained in violation of his Charter rights.
The deceased's statement 'No, it's my brother' was admitted for state of mind but not for its truth.
The court also allowed some evidence of the deceased's prior violent acts to support the accused's self-defence claim, while permitting the Crown to lead balancing evidence of the accused's disposition for violence.
