Case Alert: R v Amin

In this Case Alert, Professor Sankoff considers the Ontario Court of Appeal’s decision in R v Amin, 2024 ONCA 237, which addresses a thorny question: when you have bad character evidence that comes in through a confession produced in a Mr. Big investigation, which test for admissibility governs? Handy – the SCC’s defining case on Bad Character, or Hart – the quintessential Mr. Big case? (Hint: it’s both.)