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Fiche 1,  Justifications,  Anglais

Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT

Evidence of a witness's consistent statement is generally inadmissible according to a common law rule which has been called variously, the rule against narrative, self-confirmation, or self-serving statements. In Canadian law, the exceptions to this rule, which allow evidence of a witness's prior consistent statement, are :(1) evidence of an eyewitness's prior identification of an accused,(2) evidence of recent complaint by the victim of a sexual offence, and(3) evidence to rebut impeachment of a witness's credibility suggesting that his testimony was a fabrication or concoction(recent fabrication).  1, fiche 1, Anglais, - rule%20against%20narrative

Fiche 1,  Justifications,  Français

Fiche 1,  Justifications,  Espagnol

Fiche 2,  Justifications,  Anglais

Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT

The former rule on recent complaint used to require the court to hold in doubt the testimony of a sexual abuse victim who did not complain to someone immediately after the offence occurred. This rule has been removed from the Criminal Code.  2, fiche 2, Anglais, - recent%20complaint

Fiche 2,  Justifications,  Français

Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT

Autrefois, les règles concernant la plainte spontanée obligeaient le tribunal à mettre en doute le témoignage de la victime d'une infraction sexuelle lorsqu'elle ne se plaignait pas à quelqu'un immédiatement après l'incident.  2, fiche 2, Français, - plainte%20spontan%C3%A9e

Fiche 2,  Justifications,  Espagnol