On the Docket Jimmy Melvin Jr. trial begins Thursday The week began with pretrial motions in Jimmy Melvin, Jr.’s murder trial. Melvin is charged with first-degree murder arising from the death of Terry Marriott, Jr. in 2009. On Thursday, jury selection is scheduled to begin. The trial is scheduled for 24 days. In Court Hubley...
Court Watch: Judge Lenehan gets mad
In Court Repeat sex offender gets shut down by Judge Lenehan Judge Gregory Lenehan won’t be back in the public’s good books for some time, after his comments on sexual assault and consent and the acquittal of Bassam Al-Rawi. But I think readers will still enjoy Steve Bruce’s account of Judge Lenehan absolutely shutting down...
Court Watch: Bare Naked Ladies, murders, and a toothless victory for credit customers
This week I write to you from the Ryerson library in downtown Toronto. Last weekend, I competed in the Gale Cup Moot on behalf of Dalhousie. Moots are sort of like debate competitions for law students. We argued a real case, R v Fearon, in front of real judges. It was a lot of fun even...
How not to impress the queen: Morning File, Friday, October 28, 2016
News 1. Catie Miller “The man who killed Catie Miller and dismembered her body was arrested early in the police investigation because his appetite for murdering women was so strong, officers feared he would carry out his fantasies again,” reports Susan Bradley for the CBC: Jason James Johnson was captured on wiretaps talking “about his desire to […]
Kimberly Ann McAndrew went missing 25 years tomorrow, but missing persons data is still incomplete
Tomorrow marks the 25th anniversary of the disappearance of Kimberly Ann McAndrew, a 19-year-old woman who was last seen on August 12, 1989, leaving her place of work, the Canadian Tire store on Quinpool Avenue. There was an unconfirmed report that McAndrew was later seen at a flower shop in Penhorn Mall in Dartmouth, but the...