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€€Finally,€this€is€not€a€case€about€misdirection.Ð ü ˜ ÐÌà œ àEvidence€of€an€accusedð ðs€flight€from€a€crime€scene€or€his€concealment€of€aÐ , È Ðpiece€of€evidence€may€give€rise€to€an€inference€of€consciousness€of€guilt,€and€a€trial€judgeÐ Ä ' Ðshould€instruct€the€jury€accordingly.€€But€where,€as€here,€the€accused€has€admitted€theÐ \ ø Ðò òactus€reusó ó€of€the€offence,€the€trial€judge€must€be€more€circumspect.€€Since€neither€theÐ ô Ðaccusedð ðs€presence€at€the€scene€of€the€killing€nor€his€physical€responsibility€for€theÐ Œ ( Ðshooting€was€at€issue€at€the€trial,€€the€evidence€that€he€hid€the€murder€weapon€and€mayÐ $ À Ðhave€cleaned€it€of€his€fingerprints€€had€no€probative€value€in€relation€to€those€aspects€ofÐ ¼ X Ðthe€case.€€The€alleged€attempt€to€hide€the€weapon€and€to€destroy€evidence,€however,€wasÐ T ð Ðrelevant€circumstantial€evidence€for€the€jury€to€consider€in€evaluating€the€accusedð ðs€s.16Ð ì ˆ Ðdefence.€€Evidence€of€concealment€or€flight€may€not€speak€to€a€particular€level€ofÐ „ Ðoffence,€but€it€certainly€has€some€bearing€on€whether€the€accused€was€capable€ofÐ ¸ Ðappreciating€that€what€he€had€done€was€wrong.€€Accordingly,€the€trial€judge€erred,€notÐ ´ P Ðby€instructing€the€jury€to€consider€consciousness€of€guilt,€because€such€an€inference€wasÐ L è Ðclearly€relevant,€but€by€saying€that€the€evidence€in€question€was€ð ðone€piece€of€evidenceÐ ä € Ðthat€you€can€make€use€of€in€deciding€whether€the€accused€is€guilty€or€not€guilty€or€notÐ |! " Ðcriminal[ly]€responsible€by€reason€of€mental€disorderð ð.€€This€language€must€be€said€toÐ #° $ Ðhave€been€ambiguous€enough€to€have€had€at€least€the€potential€to€suggest€that€the€trialÐ ¬$H & Ðjudge€was€making€an€improper€connection€between€the€accusedð ðs€alleged€concealmentÐ D&à ( Ðof€the€murder€weapon€and€a€particular€offence.Ð Ü'x!
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Ðculpabilit €et€le€juge€du€proc s€doit€donner€des€directives€en€cons quence€au€jury.€Ð Ô/p)4 ÐCependant,€lorsque,€comme€en€lð ðesp ce,€lð ðaccus €a€admis€avoir€accompli€lð ðò òactus€reusó ó€deÐ d Ðlð ðinfraction,€le€juge€du€proc s€doit€faire€montre€de€plus€de€circonspection.€€ tant€donn Ð ü ˜ Ðque€ni€la€pr sence€de€lð ðaccus €sur€les€lieux€de€lð ðhomicide€ni€sa€responsabilit €mat rielleÐ ” 0 Ðrelative€ €la€fusillade€nð ð taient€en€cause€au€proc s,€la€preuve€quð ðil€avait€cach €lð ðarme€duÐ , È Ðcrime€et€quð ðil€pouvait€y€avoir€effac €ses€empreintes€digitales€nð ðavait€aucune€valeurÐ Ä ` Ðprobante€quant€ €ces€aspects€de€lð ðaffaire.€€Toutefois,€la€tentative€all gu e€de€dissimulerÐ \ ø Ðlð ðarme€et€de€d truire€des€ l ments€de€preuve€ tait€une€preuve€circonstancielle€pertinenteÐ ô Ðdont€le€jury€devait€tenir€compte€en€ valuant€le€moyen€de€d fense€que€lð ðaccus €avaitÐ Œ ( Ðinvoqu €en€vertu€de€lð ðart.16.€€La€preuve€de€la€dissimulation€ou€de€la€fuite€ne€d noteÐ $ À Ðpeut- tre€pas€un€degr €dð ðinfraction€particulier,€mais€elle€a€n anmoins€une€certaineÐ ¼ X Ðincidence€sur€la€question€de€savoir€si€lð ðaccus € tait€capable€de€juger€que€lð ðacte€quð ðil€avaitÐ T ð Ðaccompli€ tait€mauvais.€€Le€juge€du€proc s€a€donc€commis€une€erreur€non€pas€en€donnantÐ ì ˆ Ðcomme€directive€au€jury€dð ðexaminer€la€conscience€de€culpabilit ,€parce€quð ðune€telleÐ „ Ðconclusion€ tait€manifestement€pertinente,€mais€en€affirmant€que€la€preuve€en€cause€ taitÐ ¸ Ðð ðun€ l ment€de€preuve€que€vous€pouvez€utiliser€pour€d cider€si€lð ðaccus €est€coupable€ouÐ ´ P Ðnon€coupable,€ou€si€sa€responsabilit €criminelle€nð ðest€pas€engag e€en€raison€de€troublesÐ L è Ðmentauxð ð.€€Il€faut€dire€que€ces€termes€ taient€assez€ambigus€pour€pouvoir€au€moinsÐ ä € Ðlaisser€entendre€que€le€juge€du€proc s€ tablissait€un€lien€inappropri €entre€laÐ |! " Ðdissimulation€all gu e€de€lð ðarme€du€crime€par€lð ðaccus €et€une€infraction€particuli re.Ð #° $ ÐÌà œ àMalgr €les€directives€erron es€que€le€juge€du€proc s€a€donn es€sur€laÐ D&à ( Ðð ðconscience€de€culpabilit ð ð,€il€nð ðy€a€eu,€en€lð ðesp ce,€aucun€tort€important€ni€aucune€erreurÐ Ü'x!* Ðjudiciaire€grave,€et€il€convient€donc€dð ðappliquer€le€sous-al.686(1)ò òbó ó)(iii)€du€ò òCodeó ó.€€LeÐ t) #, Ðjuge€du€proc s€a€commis€une€erreur€non€pas€en€faisant€allusion€ €la€ð ðconscience€deÐ +¨$. Ðculpabilit ð ð,€mais€en€ne€limitant€pas€son€applicabilit € €la€question€de€lð ðart.16.€Ð ¤,@&0 ÐÓ ? Ü , „ Ü œ ø Ü 8 ô Ü , ‚X œ ø Ü 8 ¼ ? ÓAbstraction€faite€de€cette€erreur,€l
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