The appellant appealed his convictions on two counts of attempting to obstruct justice.
The charges arose from allegations that he confined a witness to prevent her from testifying and forced her to sign a letter recanting her police statement.
The trial judge admitted the witness's videotaped police statement for its truth under the K.G.B. framework.
The Court of Appeal upheld the admission of the statement, finding the trial judge's reasons sufficient and the reliability criteria met.
The court dismissed the appeal regarding the confinement charge but allowed the appeal on the recantation letter charge, finding no evidence that force was used or that the appellant knew the recantation was false.
