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VANCOUVER - Two men found guilty of British Columbia's most notorious gang killings will be allowed to argue the case should be thrown out because their
Posted: Jan 28, 2021 3:00 AM PT | Last Updated: January 28 Matthew Johnston, left, and Cody Haevischer were denied a bid for a new trial for their roles in the Surrey Six killings. However, their case is being sent back to a trial court to consider applications for a stay of proceedings because of an abuse of process.(CBC)
VANCOUVER -- The guilty verdicts have been upheld for two men serving life sentences in connection with the province's deadliest gang shooting, a B.C. Court of Appeal judge ruled Thursday. A judgment posted online provided few details about the decision, saying that the reasons are being withheld for now because there is an order sealing the court file to protect confidential information. However, the judges wrote, "None of the grounds of appeal that would have resulted in a new trial are upheld, and the verdicts of guilt are affirmed." An abbreviated version of the reasons will be po...
"The conspiracy itself was by its nature so dangerous, so callous and so fraught with risk that it in fact resulted in six deaths, rather than one," she said. Each man had a chance for sober second thought, she said, but despite recognizing others would be collateral damage they carried out the plan. "The behaviour of both offenders in this regard was, in normative terms, off any scale that could be used." Cody Haevischer and Matthew Johnston were each found guilty in October of conspiracy and six counts of first-degree murder. The sentences pronounced Friday were automatic and expected, ...