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CORNWALL Lawyers in the murder trial over the death of Emilie Maheu spent the day Monday arguing over how much weight should be given to hearsay evidence.
Crown attorneys Elaine Evans and Isabel Blanchard began the proceedings Monday by arguing Judge Laurie Lacelle should admit some testimony from witnesses as evidence. If accepted, the oral testimony from the witnesses will be accepted as truthful and have a bearing on the outcome of the trial.
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This article details a homicide including an analysis of injuries sustained and the events involved. Reader discretion is advised.
A man accused of first-degree murder was allowed to leave a Cornwall courtroom Wednesday after saying the images of the victim were too distressing for him to see.
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Brandon Smeltzer, 27, confessed to killing the mother of his young child in October 2018 and dumping her body in a Lancaster cornfield the next day. Emilie Maheu was 26 at the time of her death and was found by a local farmer. Smeltzer is accused of planning the murder and faces life imprisonment with no possibility of parole for at least 25 years if convicted.