R. v. V.D.A. (A.F.), [1996] 1 SCR 471

R. v. V.d.A (A.F.), [1996] 1 S.C.R. 471

A. F. V.d.A.                                                                                         Appellant

v.

Her Majesty The Queen                                                                   Respondent

Indexed as:  R. v. V.d.A. (A.F.)

File No.:  24692.

1996:  March 21.

Present:  Sopinka, Gonthier, Cory, McLachlin and Iacobucci JJ.

on appeal from the court of appeal for manitoba

                   Criminal law ‑‑ Sexual assault of minor ‑‑ Charge denied ‑‑ Little corroborative evidence ‑‑ Credibility of witnesses ‑‑ Power of appellate court to review and weigh evidence.

                   APPEAL from a judgment of the Manitoba Court of Appeal (1995), 102 Man. R. (2d) 19, 93 W.A.C. 19, dismissing an appeal from conviction by Duval J.  Appeal dismissed.

                   George A. Derwin, for the appellant.

                   Richard A. Saull, for the respondent.

                   The judgment of the Court was delivered orally by

1                 Sopinka J. ‑‑ This is an appeal as of right.  Substantially for the reasons of Kroft J.A. (1995), 102 Man. R. (2d) 19, we are all in agreement that the judgment at trial was not unreasonable.  Accordingly, the appeal is dismissed.

                   Judgment accordingly.

                   Solicitors for the appellant:  Chapman, Goddard, Kagan, Winnipeg.

                   Solicitor for the respondent:  The Attorney General of Manitoba, Winnipeg.