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The man who murdered a Calgary mom and her five-year-old daughter was not the victim of an unfair trial, Alberta’s top court ruled Tuesday.
A three-member Alberta Court of Appeal panel rejected arguments by defence lawyer Kelsey Sitar that Edward Downey’s convictions should be overturned and a new trial ordered because the trial judge permitted bad character evidence to go to jurors.
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Sitar said evidence showing Downey escorted prostitutes for cash and assaulted his former girlfriend was prejudicial to his case and should not have gone before jurors.
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The man who murdered a Calgary mom and her five-year-old daughter was not the victim of an unfair trial, Alberta’s top court ruled Tuesday.
A three-member Alberta Court of Appeal panel rejected arguments by defence lawyer Kelsey Sitar that Edward Downey’s convictions should be overturned and a new trial ordered because the trial judge permitted bad character evidence to go to jurors.
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Sitar said evidence showing Downey escorted prostitutes for cash and assaulted his former girlfriend was prejudicial to his case and should not have gone before jurors.
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Evidence of bad character against convicted double-murderer Edward Downey should not have been admitted, his lawyer said Thursday in seeking a new trial.
Defence counsel Kelsey Sitar said evidence showing Downey escorted prostitutes and assaulted his former girlfriend was prejudicial to his case and should not have gone before jurors.
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“The evidence was speculative at best and probative of nothing,” Sitar told a three-member Alberta Court of Appeal panel.
The prosecution argued Downey was angry at Calgary mom Sara Baillie for her involvement in breaking up his relationship with his girlfriend, whose identity is subject to a publication ban.