C-25.1 - Code of Penal Procedure

Full text
285. The judge hearing an appeal on the record may exercise all the powers conferred by this Code to the judge who rendered judgment in first instance.
The judge may, in particular, admit any new evidence, order the production of anything connected with the case, order the summons of any compellable witness, who may then be examined or cross-examined, as the case may be, by the parties, and make any order in the interests of justice.
1987, c. 96, a. 285.