Where the Crown seeks to change its case mid-trial to rely on evidence that was always available to it, it is not unfair to the Crown to confine it to the case it initially presented, and a trial judge errs in discharging the jury on the basis that such confinement would be unfair. The test for discharge of a jury is one of necessity, and the availability of judicial directions to cure prejudice must be considered before discharge is ordered.
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