Where a witness is an accomplice and the standard accomplice warning is given, additional features affecting the witness's credibility (such as drug use, criminal record, and motive to lie) do not necessarily require a separate Faure warning emanating from the judge with the weight of judicial office, provided those features are not so strong that it is unsafe to assume the jury will heed counsel's arguments. The inclusion of the Crown's response to defence criticisms of witnesses does not unduly detract from the force of judicial warnings.
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