The court delivered reasons for its ruling on limiting a previously declared mistrial and for convictions on certain charges.
The Crown sought to limit the mistrial, initially declared due to prosecutorial non-disclosure regarding a material witness, to only those charges involving the complainant (June 9 and 23, 2016 offences).
The defence opposed, arguing the mistrial should apply to all charges, including those from July 13, 2016, which involved weapons possession upon arrest.
The court granted leave to the Crown to argue for a limited mistrial, finding it would not render the trial unfair.
The court then provided reasons for convicting the accused on the July 13, 2016 offences, concluding that the impugned prosecutorial conduct was unrelated to these charges and did not taint them.
Consequently, the convictions for the July 13, 2016 offences remained, and the mistrial was limited to the June 9 and 23, 2016 offences.