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A convicted killer’s attempt at a lower sentence, based in part on COVID-19-related conditions behind bars, failed on Thursday.
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While Court of Queen’s Bench Justice Meghan McCreary was unable to find that McDormand played a direct role in the fatal attack, she nonetheless found he aided and abetted St. Pierre.
McDormand initially appealed both his conviction and sentence but has since abandoned the conviction appeal. On Thursday, his lawyer Thomas Hynes argued the sentence appeal and additionally asked the court to consider a fresh-evidence application.
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Following legal wrangling from both sides, local music entrepreneur Awet Mehari is back in custody after his appeal of a sexual assault conviction ultimately failed.
The Regina Police Service (RPS) reported that 31-year-old Mehari turned himself in at their front desk shortly before 9 a.m. on Monday some time beyond the 48 hours the Saskatchewan Court of Appeal had given him upon release of its decision on Friday.
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The province’s highest court said it had weighed additional written arguments filed by Mehari’s lawyer before deciding to dismiss his appeal of grounds not previously addressed by the court majority.