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On a personal level, I have really struggled to come to terms with the not guilty verdict. My first reaction, to be honest, was just plain shock that Stanley was found not guilty. Then, my immediate emotions turned to a feeling that justice somehow wasn’t accomplished. Why wasn’t this manslaughter, at the very least? I had thought this was clearly the direction this case was going. After I calmed down, I started to think hard about the decisions the jury had to make about this case in the jury room, before coming to their final decision. That has led me to my final mood, which is tryi...

They were among five individuals from Red Pheasant who were inside the grey Ford Escape, the vehicle in which the victim Colten Boushie was shot and killed. Prosecutor Bill Burge had warned the jury during his opening statement to expect sometimes contradictory evidence from these “civilian” witnesses, and there was no shortage of that on this day. Both Cross and Jackson were caught contradicting other witnesses who have testified, as well as their earlier statements made either to police or during last April’s preliminary hearing in North Battleford. Firearms expert Greg Williams w...