Close X
Wednesday, October 9, 2024
ADVT 
National

B.C. Man Convicted Of Killing Three Women, One Girl Files Appeal

The Canadian Press, 14 Feb, 2015 02:05 PM
    VANCOUVER — A man who was convicted of killing three women and a teen girl in central British Columbia has filed an appeal.
     
    Cody Legebokoff was convicted last year of four counts of first-degree murder and sentenced to life in prison with no parole for 25 years.
     
    Legebokoff stood trial before a jury in Prince George.
     
    Defence lawyer Eric Gottardi confirms Legebokoff is appealing the verdict, focusing on his client's failed attempt to change the location of the trial.
     
    Legebokoff applied to move the trial to Vancouver, but B.C. Supreme Court Judge Glen Parrett rejected the request.
     
    Gottardi says the judge's written ruling contained disparaging comments about Legebokoff's defence lawyer at trial, which now raises questions about the fairness of the trial.

    MORE National ARTICLES

    Falling Gas Prices And Weaker Dollar Brighten Canada's Tourism Prospects

    Falling Gas Prices And Weaker Dollar Brighten Canada's Tourism Prospects
    Falling gas prices and a weakening loonie are raising hopes within Canada's tourism industry that 2015 will be a banner year.

    Falling Gas Prices And Weaker Dollar Brighten Canada's Tourism Prospects

    Rallies Being Held Across Canada To Support French Terrorism Victims

    Rallies Being Held Across Canada To Support French Terrorism Victims
    MONTREAL — Thousands of people marched in downtown Montreal on Sunday to honour those who were killed and wounded in the recent terrorist attacks in Paris.

    Rallies Being Held Across Canada To Support French Terrorism Victims

    Ortio Makes 36 Saves For First NHL Shutout As Calgary Flames Down Vancouver Canucks

    Ortio Makes 36 Saves For First NHL Shutout As Calgary Flames Down Vancouver Canucks
    VANCOUVER — Joni Ortio had to overcome a lot more than the Vancouver Canucks to record the first shutout of his NHL career.

    Ortio Makes 36 Saves For First NHL Shutout As Calgary Flames Down Vancouver Canucks

    Will Low Oil Prices Force Ottawa To Open Contingency Reserve To Balance Books?

    Will Low Oil Prices Force Ottawa To Open Contingency Reserve To Balance Books?
    OTTAWA — Experts weighing the threat of low oil prices to the federal government's bottom line are asking themselves a follow-up question: what's to become of Ottawa's contingency reserve?

    Will Low Oil Prices Force Ottawa To Open Contingency Reserve To Balance Books?

    Dalhousie Professors' Complaint Against Dentistry Students Rejected

    Dalhousie Professors' Complaint Against Dentistry Students Rejected
    HALIFAX — Four Dalhousie University professors say they have "mixed feelings" after a complaint they launched against a group of 13 male dentistry students who were allegedly members of a Facebook page where sexually violent content was posted was rejected by the school.

    Dalhousie Professors' Complaint Against Dentistry Students Rejected

    Outlook Grows Gloomier For Oilpatch With No End To Crude Doldrums In Sight

    Outlook Grows Gloomier For Oilpatch With No End To Crude Doldrums In Sight
    CALGARY — When it comes to figuring out how much pain tumbling crude prices are going to inflict on the oilpatch, one investment strategist says it's not so much a question of how low oil will go, but of how low for how long.  

    Outlook Grows Gloomier For Oilpatch With No End To Crude Doldrums In Sight