The law is quite clear; a drunk person can NOT give consent. Period. The criminal code says the consent has to be given by a competent person, and it must be ongoing. This judge was wrong to acquit, and there should be an immediate mistrial. She was heavily intoxicated when she left the bar, and that's not in question. There is no way any reasonable person could think an unconscious woman is capable of giving consent. The judge needs to be disciplined and the trial set aside. Unfortunately, he said this in his oral statement; there is already a push now in NS to have all statements like this come n written format.