Tag: London courts

A Superior Court jury has given Ricci Lee Abram a sliver of new hope.    After four hours of deliberations at Abram’s faint hope clause hearing, it returned a decision on Wednesday evening to allow Abram the opportunity to apply for early parole – although not right away.    Abram, who was convicted of first-degree […]

A psychiatric assessment to determine the mental state of Samnang Kong is finally complete, but it will be several weeks before the accused killer learns whether he will be held criminally responsible for a friend’s stabbing death.

The case against a fraudster known as Stamp Guy took another bizarre twist Wednesday after the Crown prosecuting the case said there’s a chance they may not be able to get conclusive evidence the convicted man is dead.

The fraudster known as the Stamp Guy was a no-show for his sentencing, it appears for a shocking reason.

Ricci Lee Abram writes down Riley Talon Blackbird-Riley’s name on a piece of paper every day and keeps it in his pocket. His defence lawyer told a Superior Court jury at Abram’s faint-hope clause hearing Abram wants the name of his toddler stepson, the little boy he murdered in a jealous rage, with him at […]

As it stands right now, convicted murderer Ricci Lee Abram can’t apply for parole until 2028. He’s hoping, by using a long-abolished law, during a hearing during the next three weeks in a London courtroom he might get out of prison sooner. On Tuesday morning, a Superior Court jury will begin hearing evidence for a […]

There wasn’t much question about whether the getaway driver in a half-million-dollar jewelry store robbery would be heading to prison. But what the judge sentencing Matthew Simpson had to wrestle with was whether the 38-year-old member of the Oneida Nation of the Thames should be on the hook for $162,500 — a quarter of the stolen […]

It’s time, the judge said, for Scott MacDonald to face facts.

Even with a criminal breach of trust conviction, Toronto police officer Trevor Gregory may have a sliver of a chance he can keep his badge.