Tag: Ontario Court of Appeal
Appeal court orders second new murder trial for London man
Ontario’s highest court pointed to errors in the judge’s final instructions to the jury regarding the testimony of a reluctant witness.
Appeals court overturns London man’s acquittal on high-profile gun charges
The boyfriend of a slain London nurse has been ordered back to trial after acquittals on six gun charges and the exclusion of key evidence police say was discovered during a search were overturned by Ontario’s highest court. This is the latest twist in Ali Bhatti’s long, complicated trek through the criminal justice system related […]
South Bruce Peninsula recognizes Saugeen ownership of section of beach
South Bruce Peninsula has acknowledged that the first phase of the Saugeen First Nation’s claim of a section of beach the municipality once held is now complete. On Wednesday, the town issued a statement responding to last Thursday’s announcement by the Supreme Court of Canada that it will not hear an appeal of lower-court rulings […]
Appeal denied for man convicted in fatal Richmond Row stabbing
Ontario’s highest court has rejected an appeal by a London driver convicted of stabbing a Richmond Row pedestrian to death during a road rage incident.
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 […]