Sexual assault charges laid against a Delta teacher may have been stayed. But that doesn't mean Robin Wait will be back in the classroom anytime soon. Crown stayed two counts each of sexual interference and sexual assault against Wait, just as the 43-year-old was supposed to go to trial, citing a lack of evidence. But despite the fact he hasn't … [Read more...]
Charges stayed; court delays blamed
June 5, 2012 by
Two assault charges against a Surrey Mountie have been stayed. A judicial stay of proceedings has been entered in Surrey provincial court in the case of Constable Imran Saeed, because the case took too long to come to trial. The 30-month delay means saeed will now face an internal RCMP investigation. The constable was charged with two counts of … [Read more...]
Apple’s second slide-to-unlock case against Samsung stayed in Germany
March 16, 2012 by
Nothing like a little drama in the ongoing never-ending saga between Samsung and Apple to spice up your Friday morning, eh? As legions of consumers are cashing in a vacation day in order to pick up one of Apple's newest iPads, a court in Mannheim, Germany has stayed Apple's second slide-to-unlock case. According to FOSS Patents, the decision was … [Read more...]
The NDP MLA threatened by a man says a deal has been reached, charges stayed.
March 5, 2012 by
The NDP MLA who had been threatened by a man leading to an arrest,charges, and court says a deal has been reached allowing those charges to be stayed. NDP MLA Jenny Kwan says the deal includes an apology from Kimberly Burton Pollock who threatened her and her family. Kwan said "We are now at the stage where an agreement has been … [Read more...]
Charges stayed in MLA threat case
March 5, 2012 by
Charges against a man accused of threatening a Vancouver MLA have been dropped. Kimberly Burton Pollock was arrested in May of last year. At the time, the researcher for the United Steelworkers Association was accused of threatening longtime New Democrat Jenny Kwan and her family. He was also charged with mischief for allegedly throwing dog … [Read more...]
Charge stayed in rave rape case
February 21, 2012 by
The crown says a stay of proceeding has been entered against a man charged with sexually assaulting a teenage girl at a rave party in Pitt Meadows. This comes five days before the trial was to begin. Crown spokesman Neil MacKenzie says Colton Ashton McMorris had one count of sexual assault stayed this morning. CKNW Vancouver News … [Read more...]
Stayed charges against Pickton slammed
January 31, 2012 by
To this day, Lori Shenher doesn’t understand why an attempted murder charge was dropped against serial killer Robert Pickton in 1997. Testifying at the Missing Women Commission of Inquiry, Det.-Const. Shenher — the Vancouver police officer tasked with investigating the disappearance of women in the Downtown Eastside — expressed her frustration … [Read more...]
