R v D.B.

Decided: 2026-10-08. Docket: CACR3911. Citation: 2026 SKCA 111 (CanLII). Criminal and statutory offences — Appeal — Sexual interference, Criminal Code, s. 151 — Whether convictions can stand where jury not properly instructed — Trial centred on complainant credibility and disclosure evidence — Limiting instruction on disclosure evidence omitted — Convictions set aside and matter remitted for new trial — Appeal allowed | Evidence — Prior consistent statements — Narrative exception — Whether limiting instruction required for disclosure to mother — Complainant testified she told her mother “everything” and wrote it down — Prior statement admitted to explain fact and timing of complaint — Jury not cautioned against oath-helping use — New trial ordered | Evidence — Admissibility and use — Rule