Tag: court
New trial ordered for pair convicted in 2012 fatal shooting in park
Thirteen years after Jonathan Zak was killed along a path behind a northeast London housing project, the men charged in his death are heading back to court for a retrial. The Ontario Court of Appeal has ordered a new trial for William McDonald, 34, and Thomas Lako, 34, both of whom were convicted after a […]
Jury chosen for sex assault trial of former world junior hockey players
A jury was chosen Friday to hear the high-profile trial of five former Team Canada world junior hockey players charged with sexual assault. A jury of nine women and five men was picked over the course of the day. A man and a woman were picked as alternate jurors. As was explained to the jury […]
Mistrial upends Hockey Canada sexual assault trial, re-start underway
Just four days in, a judge has declared a mistrial and ordered a new jury be selected at the sexual assault trial of five players from Canada’s championship-winning 2018 world junior hockey team. While the decision may have caused the trial to slightly wobble, it hasn’t derailed it. A new jury panel had already assembled […]
Bench warrant issued after accused noncitizen voter misses Michigan court date
Haoxiang Gao, a 20-year-old Chinese national accused of illegally voting in the Michigan election, failed to appear in court this week and now faces a bench warrant….
Legal arguments continue at Hockey Canada sexual assault trial
The sexual assault trial of five former Team Canada junior hockey players won’t be back before the jury until Friday.