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Who’s to blame for wrong name? Man who gave it or police for not checking it

'SURELY BEFORE YOU GOT ACROSS THE THRESHOLD OF THE COURTROOM, THE POLICE COULD HAVE FIGURED OUT THESE THINGS': JUDGE KAMLOOPS — If a person gives a false name to police, is it up to the police, the Crown or the accused to prove who the person really is? It's a case lawyers are calling 'unique'...

Crown appealing sentence for man who fooled police and lawyers with fake name

KAMLOOPS - It’s common for criminals to operate under an alias, but it’s very unusual for someone to be tried, convicted and sentenced under a fake name. That’s what happened with Eric Bradley Charlie, born 1983, who told police in 2013 he was James Rocky Whitford, born 1990, one of 18 known aliases on his...