Tag: lawyer
Extreme intoxication no excuse for downloading child porn: Judge
A Southwestern Ontario man who claimed he was too drunk to remember downloading more than 100 pornographic videos involving young children couldnât convince a judge he was rehabilitated enough to avoid prison. A defence lawyer for Liam R. Bock, 25, said the Brantford resident is now sober and has been heavily involved in serving the […]
Witness accused of lying, bullying accused at deadly bush party
While acknowledging what happened to Josue Silva at a southwest London bush party was a traumatic event for his friends, the lawyer of one of the people on trial for murder accused a Crown witness of lying. Nathan Gorham, defence lawyer for Emily Altmann, suggested at the start of his cross-examination of Isabella Restrepo, 21, […]
Crown seeks 23-year prison sentence in sprawling human-trafficking case
The Crown is seeking what would be one of the longest prison sentences ever in the country for a man central to a far-reaching human trafficking case.
Fatal shooting hits home for mayor, who knows accused, victim
Keith Savile, charged with second-degree murder in a Stratford woman’s shooting death, had his case adjourned to Oct. 24 to get legal aid and hire a lawyer.
Witness describes confrontation after tossing can at bush party
A woman testified Thursday at a second degree murder trial that two women began arguing with her after she tossed a can at a bush party