R. v Goudie

Decided: 2026-10-13. Docket: 202501H0029. Citation: 2026 NLCA 34 (CanLII). Criminal and statutory offences — Sexual assault — Appeal — Misapprehension of evidence — Credibility and reliability — Whether trial judge misapprehended evidence on consent — Deference to trial judge’s fact-finding (R. v. Morrissey, R. v. Lohrer) — Unreasonable verdict alleged — Appeal dismissed | Evidence — Testimony — Language and meaning — “Sexual assault” terminology — Whether it was open to find a “language issue” — Complainant’s use of “made love” considered — Inconsistency “I don’t know. I don’t remember” assessed — No misapprehension found — Conviction appeal dismissed | Evidence — Corroboration — Credibility and reliability — Limits of corroboration on consent — Whether corroboration on non-consent facts