Supreme Court rejects appeal from convicted killer Nathan Gervais
Article content “The trial judge stated and applied the correct legal principles regarding the requirement that confinement be continuous and be distinct from the act of killing,” a three-member Alberta Court of Appeal panel said. In arguing Gervais’ appeal before Alberta’s top court, defence counsel Alain Hepner suggested Tilleman erred in finding Gervais and others worked in concert to trap Strasser-Hird in the alley after an altercation occurred outside the front entrance to the bar. After Strasser-Hird retreated into the nightclub to escape the initial altercation, staff led h...
Source: calgarysun.com