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An alibi (
During a criminal trial, an alibi is a
Duty to disclose
In some
In Canada, the defence must disclose an alibi defence with sufficient time for the authorities to investigate the alibi, and with sufficient particularization to allow for a meaningful investigation. Failure to comply with the two requirements will result in the court making an adverse inference against the alibi defence (but will not result in the exclusion of the alibi defence).[2]
Conversely, some judges in other jurisdictions have held the opinion that the mandatory early disclosure of alibis is unfair, possibly even unconstitutional.[3]
False alibi
The giving of a false alibi, beside resulting in possible subsequent
In Canada, the giving of a false alibi may be used by the court as actual evidence of guilt, provided certain requirements are met.[4][5] Specifically:
- The alibi must not be believed;
- There is evidence of an intention to fabricate the alibi that is independent from the evidence used to show the alibi is false; and
- The court must reject all innocent explanations offered that would explain why a false alibi was fabricated.
Alibi agency
An alibi agency, also called an alibi network,
References
- ISBN 0-8205-1217-6
- ^ R. v. Cleghorn Archived 2013-01-15 at archive.today, [1995] S.C.R. 175 at para. 3
- ^ "Williams v. Florida, USSC, Dissenting opinion". Archived from the original on 2013-08-04. Retrieved 2017-06-27.
- ^ R. v. Hibbert, [2002] 2 S.C.R. 445
- ^ R. v. O'Connor Archived 2012-07-24 at archive.today, (2002) 170 C.C.C. (3d) 365 (Ont. C.A.)
- ^ Schumacher, Elizabeth (17 November 2016). "Lies for sale: Alibi agency helps Germans out of sticky situations | DW | 17.11.2016". Deutsche Welle. Archived from the original on 24 June 2021. Retrieved 20 June 2021.
- ^ "Alibi services for married and looking for discreet relationships and discreet affairs". Archived from the original on 2011-04-22. Retrieved 2011-04-18.
- kottke.org12 November 2006. Accessed: 2011-04-18. (Archived by WebCite at)
- ^ Bonnie Malkin: "Agency offers cheaters £12 alibi" Archived 2019-07-04 at the Wayback Machine, The Daily Telegraph, 12 September 2007
- ^ John Hooper: "Infidelity finds a faithful friend in alibi agency" Archived 2010-07-09 at the Wayback Machine, The Age, 14 March 2007
- ^ Helen Nugent, Allan Hall: "Now sex cheats can buy an alibi for £800 a day", The Times, 30 August 2004