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Two men charged with murder in connection with a hit and run that killed a Calgary teen will go straight to trial.
Crown prosecutor Marlo MacGregor told provincial court Judge Gord Wong on Thursday that a direct indictment will be filed against Udham Sandhu and Mahipal Rajput, negating the need for a preliminary inquiry.
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But outside court, the lawyer for Sandhu said the decision to skip a preliminary hearing probably had something to do with the fact the Calgary Remand Centre didn’t transport his client to the Calgary Courts Centre.
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It will be summer 2021, before convicted killer Alan Devon Bird learns how long he will have to remain behind bars before he can seek full parole.
Defence counsel Derek Jugnauth appeared in Court of Queen’s Bench Friday to set a one-day sentencing hearing for June 29.
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At that time Jugnauth and Crown prosecutors Heather Morris and Ken McCaffrey will make submissions on what the appropriate parole ineligibility will be for Bird from his automatic life sentence.
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It will be summer 2021, before convicted killer Alan Devon Bird learns how long he will have to remain behind bars before he can seek full parole.
Defence counsel Derek Jugnauth appeared in Court of Queen’s Bench Friday to set a one-day sentencing hearing for June 29.
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At that time Jugnauth and Crown prosecutors Heather Morris and Ken McCaffrey will make submissions on what the appropriate parole ineligibility will be for Bird from his automatic life sentence.