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Christina Macdonald, we hardly knew ye: Examineradio, episode #112

May 20, 2017 By Russell Gragg 1 Comment

The Halifax Examiner’s court reporter isn’t dead or moving to Toronto or anything. She’s only going as far as Wolfville. Still, her insights into Nova Scotia’s justice system has been a welcome addition to our site’s news coverage. She joins us to talk about the inner workings of the court process, and discusses some of […]

Filed Under: Featured, Province House Tagged With: election, Examineradio, Gary Burrill, Jamie Baillie, podcast, Premier Stephen McNeil, trial of William Michael Sandeson, Victoria Henneberry

Court Watch: sexual assault cases, the Sandeson trial, and courtroom etiquette

April 26, 2017 By Christina Macdonald

In the News Myths and stereotypes played a role in cab driver acquittal, says law prof Dalhousie law professor Elaine Craig’s forthcoming Canadian Bar Review paper received national media attention this week, and rightly so. She calls out not just Judge Gregory Lenehan for making specific legal errors, but also the Crown and defence lawyers...

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Filed Under: Commentary, Featured, Subscribers only Tagged With: Behrang Foroughi-Mobarakeh, cab driver acquittal, Court Watch, Courtroom etiquette, Elaine Craig, Judge Gregory Lenehan, Justice Arnold, Justice Patrick Murray, sexual assault trials, Susan MacKay, trial of William Michael Sandeson

Court Watch: Henneberry’s unsuccessful appeal and the Sandeson murder trial

April 19, 2017 By Tim Bousquet

Court dismisses Henneberry’s appeal On Thursday last week, when the Nova Scotia Court of Appeal dismissed Victoria Henneberry’s appeal of her guilty plea to murder, family members of murder victim Loretta Saunders applauded. Miriam Saunders, Loretta’s mother, told reporters she can now begin to heal and advocate for the larger issues raised by her daughter’s...

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Filed Under: Commentary, Featured, Subscribers only Tagged With: Andrew Starzomski, Chief Justice Michael MacDonald, Justice Beveridge, Justice Joshua Arnold, Justice Van den Eynden, Mark Scott, Miriam Saunders, murder convictions without bodies, trial of William Michael Sandeson, Victoria Henneberry appeal

The Wrongful Conviction of Glen Assoun

In 1995, Brenda Way was brutally murdered behind a Dartmouth apartment building. In 1999, Glen Assoun was found guilty of the murder. He served 17 years in prison, but steadfastly maintained his innocence. In 2019, Glen Assoun was fully exonerated.

Click here to read the Halifax Examiner's extensive reporting on the case.

DEAD WRONG

A botched police investigation and a police coverup shed light on the murders of dozens of women in Nova Scotia.

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