CITATION: R. v. Prasad, 2009 ONCA 793
DATE: 20091110
DOCKET: C49420
COURT OF APPEAL FOR ONTARIO
Laskin, Gillese and Juriansz JJ.A.
BETWEEN
Her Majesty the Queen
Respondent
and
Alvin Prasad
Appellant
Victoria Rivers, for the appellant
Greg Skerkowski, for the respondent
Heard: November 5, 2009
On appeal from the conviction entered on May 18, 2008 by Justice W. James Blacklock of the Ontario Court of Justice.
APPEAL BOOK ENDORSEMENT
[1] The key issue on this appeal is whether the trial judge erred by finding that Patrick’s evidence was corroborated. In our view, he did not err. The trial judge was well aware that Patrick was an unsavoury witness and he scrutinized his evidence with great care. He explicitly recognized that he had to treat Patrick’s evidence with “great caution”. He then itemized many pieces of evidence, which in our view, he correctly found were capable of confirming Patrick’s testimony.
[2] We agree with his approach and his analysis of Patrick’s testimony and the confirming evidence supporting it. We see no merit in the other two grounds of appeal advanced by the appellant.
[3] The conviction appeal is dismissed.