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The appellant, who was convicted of first degree murder after stabbing the victim in a Montreal supermarket, must undergo a new trial; the contradictory instructions concerning the appellant’s post-homicide conduct prevented the jury from properly assessing the sequence of events as a whole, and the Crown’s argument invited the jury to engage in speculation without a factual basis.
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Tshilumba v. R.
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