Surrey Six killers deserve chance to argue for stay of proceedings over police misconduct: appeal court
B.C. s top court says two men found guilty of murder in the Surrey Six killings should get a chance to argue that police misconduct and their treatment in pretrial custody are egregious enough to warrant a stay of proceedings.
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B.C.’s high court Jan. 28 upheld murder convictions for two men involved in the notorious 2007 Surrey Six mass murder. The murders saw six people executed in a Surrey highrise apartment in 2007, . . .
They were then shot. In 2014, Cody Rae Haevischer and Matthew James Johnston were both sentenced to life in prison after being found guilty on six counts of first-degree murder. The pair was also found guilty of one count of conspiracy to commit murder. “None of the grounds of appeal that would have resulted in a new trial are upheld, and the verdicts of guilt are affirmed,” the BC Court of Appeal said in a short statement. The court said appeals are allowed to the extent of quashing their convictions and remitting the matter to the trial court for an evidentiary hearing on the applications for a stay of proceedings for abuse of process.”
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)