R v Nurse – 2019 ONCA 260 (Trotter): [54] The first order of business is to determine whether Mr. Kumar’s gestures are capable of being characterized as a statement or utterance. While statements and utterances are usually verbal, consisting of the spoken word, conduct may also convey meaning. As David M. Paciocco and Lee Stuesser, The Law of Evidence, 7th Read more...