Men convicted in Shawn Douglas murder argue inadequate jury charge Three men convicted in the beating death of Shawn Douglas argued the trial judge s instructions to the jury were inadequate.
Author of the article: Heather Polischuk
Publishing date: Mar 12, 2021 • March 12, 2021 • 3 minute read • Dennis Thompson, left, Joshua Wilson and Johnathon Peepetch were found guilty of first-degree murder in the death of 54-year-old Shawn Douglas. The three men have been sentenced to imprisonment for life with no parole eligibility for 25 years. Photo by Michael Bell/Troy Fleece /Regina Leader-Post
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The inclusion of gang evidence and a claimed lack of proper instruction in that area are enough to merit a new trial in the case of three men convicted in the brutal beating death of 54-year-old Shawn Douglas, argued lawyers for the men on Friday.
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The Saskatchewan Court of Appeal has tossed out an appeal by Unifor Local 594, having found a Queen’s Bench Chambers judge didn’t err in relation to an exception allowing drivers to continue on without listening to pickets’ full message.
“On the evidence before her, the Chambers judge properly balanced the interests of the Union, the employer and third parties,” wrote Justice Ralph Ottenbreit. “She was acutely aware of the delicate balance between the Union’s rights and the employer’s rights in the context of the labour dispute. She took into account the need for the Union to have more time to communicate its message while, at the same time, acknowledging that a third party has the right not to listen.”
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Having determined “Jackie” was within the jurisdiction of Regina’s Internet Child Exploitation (ICE) unit, the officer contacted the unit here. Regina’s ICE unit launched its own investigation at that time, which included getting a production order for SaskTel to provide identifying details connected with the IP address in question.
“SaskTel follows up on that production order and they learn that the IP address is actually an internal SaskTel IP address,” Kim-Zeggelaar told the court. “It was actually in the building.”
Given this surprising turn of events, SaskTel did its own investigation, which included the use of video cameras, to figure out where that particular computer was located and who was using it at the relevant times.
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Following legal wrangling from both sides, local music entrepreneur Awet Mehari is back in custody after his appeal of a sexual assault conviction ultimately failed.
The Regina Police Service (RPS) reported that 31-year-old Mehari turned himself in at their front desk shortly before 9 a.m. on Monday some time beyond the 48 hours the Saskatchewan Court of Appeal had given him upon release of its decision on Friday.
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The province’s highest court said it had weighed additional written arguments filed by Mehari’s lawyer before deciding to dismiss his appeal of grounds not previously addressed by the court majority.