Now this is how you throw out a case
‘An overwhelming acquittal’ That’s how a colleague described the following excerpt from a recently released Quebec criminal case. Pretty funny stuff. Check it out: CONCLUSION [173] Having considered the evidence as a whole, it is common ground that the Crown has failed to prove the accused’s guilt beyond a reasonable doubt. [174] In the modern-day vernacular, people often refer to a criminal case “being thrown out”. Obviously, this is little more than a figurative expression....