When the re-trial of a notorious drug and weapons case gets underway later this year, only one of three originally charged will be in court. Jonathan Bacon, Godwin Cheng and Bacon's ex girlfriend Rayleene Burton were acquitted of numerous drug and weapons charges after a 2005 search of the home Bacon shared with Burton, and a vehicle. The … [Read more...]
Trial date for accused in Szendrei murder pushed back
May 13, 2012 by
The trial for the teen accused of murdering Laura Szendrei has been pushed back. The trial in Surrey provincial court will now start a week later – on Aug. 20 – for the case of the then-17-year-old accused of killing the Delta teen. Fifteen-year-old Szendrei's badly beaten body was found in Mackie Park on Sept. 25, 2010 and she … [Read more...]
Trial date set for convicted sex offender Martin Tremblay
May 11, 2012 by
A trial date has been set for a convicted sex offender accused of causing the deaths of two teenage girls. Martin Tremblay will go to trial in March 2013 for criminal negligence causing death, obstruction of justice, and failing to provide the necessities of life in the deaths of Martha Jackson Hernandez and Kayla Lalonde. Police believe the girls … [Read more...]
New trial ordered for Joshua Berner
April 30, 2012 by
BC's highest court has overturned the conviction of a young man found guilty of second degree murder in the stabbing death of another young man. Joshua Berner made headlines shortly after his mother was convicted in a deadly crash that killed a four year old girl in Delta. The BC Court of Appeal has granted Berner a new trial because the … [Read more...]
Trial for former Metis community leader to start Monday in Toronto
February 26, 2012 by
The former executive director of Surrey's Métis family services will finally go to trial, for sex crimes he allegedly committed against two Toronto children in the 1970s. Bill Lee will face a judge and jury starting Monday. Lee was first arrested in November of 2006, but it has taken until now to go to trial on two counts of sex assault and … [Read more...]
Sex offender Martin Tremblay to stand trial
February 26, 2012 by
A convicted sex offender has been ordered to stand trial for his latest offences in Vancouver. Martin Tremblay is accused of causing the deaths of teenagers Martha Jackson Hernandez and Kayla Lalonde in March of 2010... by luring the girls with drugs and alcohol, so he could sexually assault them. He's been charged with criminal negligence causing … [Read more...]
38 year old man going to trial on bestiality charge
February 26, 2012 by
A 38 year old man is going to trial on a charge of bestiality. General Manager of cruelty investigations for the BC SPCA, Marcie Moriarty, says there was an investigation in 2010 after concerns were brought to the SPCA that Brian Cutteridge was engaging in sexual activity with his dogs. Following the investigation, the SPCA recommended charges to … [Read more...]
Trial lawyers continue job action
February 2, 2012 by
Trial lawyers in BC have begun another phase of job action this week withdrawing their services to protest the lack of legal aid funding. So, for two weeks now, instead of just one in January, dozens of Courthouses around the Province have no duty counsel for adult criminal work. Ben Doyle with the BC Trial Lawyers Association says the first … [Read more...]
Bacon trial nearing end
January 13, 2012 by
Crown lawyers have wrapped up their closing arguments in the BC Supreme Court in Vancouver trial of Jarrod Bacon and another man accused of conspiracy to traffic cocaine. Crown lawyer Maggie Loda says the evidence clearly points to Bacon and Wayne Scott making a deal to obtain cocaine and resell it. Bacon made no reaction as Loda accused him … [Read more...]
China trial date set for man in B.C. murder
September 19, 2011 by
VANCOUVER - Nearly nine years after their daughter's body was found stuffed in a suitcase in a wooded area outside Vancouver, the parents of a murdered Chinese exchange student are getting their day in court.Jia-ming Li, who has changed his name from Ang Li, will go on trial Tuesday in Beijing for the October 2002 murder of 21-year-old Amanda Zhao, … [Read more...]
