Where the Crown amends an indictment to allege an offence occurred on a specific date, making that date an essential element, the Crown must prove that date beyond reasonable doubt. Internal inconsistencies in a complainant's evidence about the date of an offence, apparent on the transcript, may render a guilty verdict unreasonable even where the complainant's credibility is not challenged, because the jury is in no better position than the appellate court to assess reliability where the inconsistencies do not depend on demeanour.
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