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Convicted killer has one year left to serve for fatal shooting
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Convicted killer has one year left to serve for fatal shooting
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The judge who convicted Calgarian Abdullah Mela of murder improperly gave extra credence to evidence from the Crown’s star witness because he didn’t embellish his story, a defence lawyer argued Tuesday.
Richard Cairns said Justice Craig Jones believed Nadar Abdulbaki’s evidence that Mela pointed a rifle at victim Harsimran Birdi because the witness didn’t say he saw him pull the trigger.
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“The trial judge used that lack of . . . embellishment to enhance the credibility of Mr. Abdulbaki,” Cairns told a three-member Alberta Court of Appeal panel.