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| Patrick J Ducharme |
The broad powers of the court to regulate are contained in section 537. These powers are made even wider because the presiding Justice may “regulate the course of the inquiry in any way that appears to him to be desirable and that is not inconsistent with this Act.”1
Also, subsection 537(1)(g) provides that the Justice may receive evidence on the part of the prosecutor or the accused after hearing any evidence that has been given on behalf of either of them. Although awkwardly worded, this section seems to provide the Justice with the power to allow reply evidence or rebuttal evidence.
The above is the an excerpt of Patrick J Ducharme's book, Canadian Criminal Procedure, available at Amazon or in bulk through MedicaLegal Publishing along with Criminal Trial Strategies.
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