This criminal trial concerned the identification of the shooter in a firearms incident.
The defendant, Mr. Lowe, was charged with discharging a handgun with intent to endanger life and possession of a handgun without a licence.
The sole issue at trial was the identity of the shooter.
The Crown relied primarily on the eyewitness identification of a tenant, Nina Hodder, who knew the defendant.
Despite inconsistencies in her testimony regarding minor details and her initial uncertainty under cross-examination, the court found her recognition evidence reliable, supported by the immediate nature of her identification, her prior familiarity with the defendant, and compelling circumstantial evidence regarding the sequence of events leading to and following the shooting.
