Law360 Canada ( October 30, 2026, 9:38 AM EDT) -- Appeal by the appellant from convictions for sexual assault and assault. LV and the appellant were the only witnesses who testified. The case turned on credibility. LV alleged that the appellant would repeatedly sexually assault her during a period of their marriage when they lived in Ontario. LV also testified that the appellant would assault their two oldest children, JV and RV. The appellant denied all the allegations. He advanced only one ground of appeal, and it was that he received ineffective assistance from his trial counsel. The appellant submitted that trial counsel did not adequately cross-examine LV on the inconsistencies between her police statement and her testimony and that the shortcomings were exacerbated by trial counsel’s brief closing address. The respondent submitted that the omissions had limited impeachment value because LV’s police statement did not purport to be a complete account of the allegations and she gave a more detailed account at trial because she was asked more detailed questions....