The Crown brought pre-trial applications to admit extrinsic discreditable conduct evidence against the accused, who is charged with second-degree murder.
The evidence included text messages about purchasing a firearm, videos of the accused with handguns, and witness testimony about prior gun possession.
The Crown also sought to qualify a police officer as an expert in firearm identification to testify that the guns in the videos were real.
The court excluded the text messages due to their prejudicial effect but admitted the videos, the expert testimony, and the witness testimony, finding their probative value in showing the accused's access to a firearm capable of being the murder weapon outweighed any prejudicial impact.
