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Originally Posted by Monahammer
The judge has determined that the prosecution did not meet the standard for proving guilt on any claim. Further, it is a fact that the judge felt warranted to mention that they found EM's testimony unreliable, and that EM was not credible on the stand.
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People are speculating about EM's motives or mindset which are unknowable, but the judge's motivation for making direct comments about witness credibility are understandable: appeal-proofing. Attempting to make this the last word in the case. An appellate Court is going to be far more hesitant to interfere with a judge's decision where that decision is clearly based on an assessment of witness credibility. The Crown knows this and is disincentivized to pursue that appeal where the risk of success is lower. I'm not a criminal lawyer but I'd think you'd need some pretty strong grounds for it to be worth taking this any further.