The appellant appealed a second degree murder conviction arising from a jury trial following a shooting death.
She argued that the jury charge was deficient on intent because it did not refer to her use of prescribed anti-depressants, that the reasonable doubt instruction was inadequate, and that Crown counsel’s cross-examination created trial unfairness.
The court held that the charge on intent was adequate, the pre-Lifchus reasonable doubt instruction did not create a reasonable likelihood of jury misunderstanding when the charge was read as a whole, and the complained-of Crown conduct did not deprive the appellant of a fair trial.
The appeal was dismissed.
