Court of Appeal orders retrial over judge's charge to jury
Tuesday, June 20, 2017 @ 8:36 AM | By Amanda Jerome
The Ontario Court of Appeal has ruled a trial judge erred in failing to relate the evidence to the issues for the jury in a case of two men standing trial for murder. Due to this error, the court set aside the convictions and ordered a new trial.
Christopher Hicks, Hicks Adams LLPIn R. v. Newton 2017 ONCA 496, the court heard that the appellants, Shaquille Collins and Christopher Newton, were jointly charged with first-degree murder. On June 12, 2014, the trial judge, Justice Jane Milanetti,...
Christopher Hicks, Hicks Adams LLPIn R. v. Newton 2017 ONCA 496, the court heard that the appellants, Shaquille Collins and Christopher Newton, were jointly charged with first-degree murder. On June 12, 2014, the trial judge, Justice Jane Milanetti,...
