A History of Canadian Sexual Assault Legislation
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Burden of Proof |
Criminal Code, R.S.C. 1906, c. 146, s. 210.[Burden of proof.]210. The burden of proof of previous unchastity on the part of the girl or woman under the three next succeeding sections shall be upon the accused. 63-64 V., c. 46, s. 3. Criminal Code, R.S.C. 1927, c. 36, s. 210.[Burden of proof.]210. The burden of proof of previous unchastity on the part of the girl or woman under the three next succeeding sections shall be upon the accused. R.S., c. 146, s. 210. Note: "Burden of proof" was no longer an individual section in the 1953-54 Criminal Code. It was included in "Special Provisions" along with "Corroboration," "Marriage a defence," and "Previous sexual intercourse with accused." |