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THE ROLE OF PROSECUTOR

Posted bywpengine 27 June 2019

“The role of prosecutor excludes any notion of winning or losing; his function is matter of public duty than which in civil life there can be none charged with greater personal responsibility.” R. v. Boucher 1954 SCJ No. 54, Supreme Court of Canada.

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