More delays possible in murder case
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A Piikani Nation murder case will likely face additional delays after the accused’s lawyer was allowed to get off the record Tuesday. Prominent Calgary lawyer Balfour Der withdrew from the case during a brief hearing in Lethbridge provincial court, three months after going on the record for Dustin Big Bull. An agent who appeared in court for Der Tuesday, said scheduling problems made it too difficult for the lawyer to take on a murder case. Calgary lawyer James Wyman has replaced Der, and the matter returns to court Feb. 16. In the meantime, the accused remains in custody at the Calgary Remand Centre.
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The charge against a Calgary man accused of assaulting a city senior on an LRT station platform has been upgraded to manslaughter.
Basil Sweezy appeared in provincial court Friday by phone from the Calgary Remand Centre where the new charge was formally read to him.
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“Do you understand that charge, Mr. Sweezy?” Judge Terry Semenuk asked the accused, after the allegation was read on the record by the court clerk.
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