Charges dismissed due to unreliability of in-dock eyewitness identification evidence.
The accused was charged with numerous offences, including aggravated assault and assault with a weapon, following a shooting at a graduation party.
The central issue was identity.
The Crown relied entirely on eyewitness evidence, specifically the in-dock identification by two witnesses who had not previously identified the accused to police.
Applying the principles governing the frailties of eyewitness and in-dock identification, the court found the identification evidence insufficient to establish guilt beyond a reasonable doubt.
The charges were dismissed.
