A man who wasn't involved in physically abducting a UBC student six years ago has had his kidnapping conviction upheld by Canada's highest court. 28-year-old Sam Tuan Vu was originally acquitted at trial for the kidnapping of Graham McMynn, but convicted of unlawful confinement, because he wasn't physically there when the then 23-year-old was taken … [Read more...]
Perjury conviction upheld for bomb maker
July 19, 2012 by
Inderjit Singh Reyat is still a liar. The BC Court of Appeal has upheld the Air India bomb maker's perjury conviction, for lying at the trial of two men charged in connection with the worst act of terrorism in Canadian history. BC's highest court rejected Reyat's argument, the trial judge was wrong to tell jurors they only had to find he lied … [Read more...]
Murder conviction upheld by top BC court
June 21, 2012 by
A Nanaimo murderer's bid to get out of prison sooner has been rejected by BC's highest court. Kelvin Purdy stabbed his estranged wife Denise in December of 2003. He was convicted of second degree murder and sentenced to life in prison with no chance of parole for 19 years. Purdy challenged the sentence as unfit, saying the judge relied too heavily … [Read more...]
Conviction upheld in deadly arson
September 29, 2011 by
A man convicted of murdering five people in a Vancouver arson five years ago has lost his appeal. Nathan Fry wanted to overturn his 2008 convictions for first degree murder and attempted murder, stemming from a fatal fire at the Etibako family's East Vancouver home in May 2006. Four members of the Etibako family were killed, and while their … [Read more...]
