Court of Appeal

CASE NO.                                                                 VOL. NO.                                           PAGE

C. B. H.                                                          - and -                   HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN

Appellant                                                                                                                       Respondent

CAC162274                                      HALIFAX                                                      ROSCOE, JA.

            (Orally)

                                            [Cited as: R. v. C.B.H., 2000 NSCA 81]

APPEAL HEARD:                                       June 13, 2000

JUDGMENT DELIVERED:                       June 13, 2000

WRITTEN RELEASE OF ORAL:             June 20, 2000

SUBJECT:                           Criminal Law, Young Offenders Act, Threats, Identification Evidence

SUMMARY:                          The appellant was convicted in Youth Court of charges of uttering a threat, breaching an undertaking, and failure to comply with a probation order.

ISSUE:                                  Whether the verdicts were reasonable.

RESULT:                              Appeal dismissed. The verdicts are ones a properly instructed jury acting judicially could reasonably have rendered.  In reaching that conclusion deference has been accorded to the findings of credibility made by the trial judge.