The appellant appealed convictions for human trafficking, assault, and related offences following a jury trial.
The appellant argued the trial judge erred by admitting prior discreditable conduct evidence, creating procedural unfairness by prematurely sharing defence counsel's closing position summary, and improperly instructing the jury to disregard parts of the defence closing submissions due to a breach of the rule in Browne v. Dunn.
The Court of Appeal dismissed the appeal, finding no error in the trial judge's evidentiary rulings, no severe procedural unfairness, and deference to the trial judge's remedial action for the Browne v. Dunn breach.
