An accused is bound by counsel's forensic decisions at trial, including the decision not to pursue a stay application and not to lead inadmissible evidence, where those decisions are made within the constraints of the Barristers Rules. Conclusory and speculative assertions of Crown collateral purpose and police misconduct, unsupported by admissible evidence, cannot sustain a stay application and counsel cannot ethically pursue such an application or lead such evidence.
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