Justin Haynes has been sentenced to five years and seven months in prison for his role in two violent St. John's home invasions that stunned the province seven months ago.
The St. John's man had until this point refused a lawyer, instead representing himself in a sexual assault case earlier this year. He was convicted in June.
Hopkins's final submissions mark the last stage of a six-week ordeal defined by delays and interruptions from the accused, who chose to represent himself.
Stephen Hopkins took the stand in his own trial Tuesday, denying repeatedly that he ever laid a hand on or even spoke to the complainant he's accused of sexually assaulting.