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B.C. Supreme Court Justice Janice Dillon convicted Vallee in June 2018 of first-degree murder in LeClair’s public slaying, as well as conspiracy to kill his Red Scorpion gang-mates Jamie, Jarrod and Jonathan Bacon.
Gottardi said the convictions should be overturned on several grounds, including the late disclosure and lack of scrutiny of the unsavoury ex-gangster witnesses known only as A, B, C and D.
Leading up to the trial, there was no evidence linking Vallee to the murder except for statements made to police by B and C, he told Justices Mary Saunders, Patrice Abrioux and Peter Voith.