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The fate of Gerald Stanley is in the jury’s hands. Final arguments were due to begin Thursday in the second-degree murder case of Stanley, accused of the shooting death of Colten Boushie, a young Indigenous man, on Aug. 9, 2016.
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Supporters of the Justice for Colten movement were on the courthouse steps in Battleford Monday for the last day of testimony in Gerald Stanley’s second-degree murder trial. Photo by Averil Hall
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Both Crown prosecutor Bill Burge and defence lawyer Scott Spencer were expected to make closing statements to the jury this morning at Battleford Court of Queen’s Bench. Afterwards, Chief Justice Martel Popescul is expected to deliver his charge to the jury. Typically, these are instructions to the jury on how to consider all of the evidence in the case in order to come to a finding of guilty or not guilty. For murder cases, the charge to the jury also normally includes instructions on considering lesserincluded offences, such as manslaughter. Popescul met with counsel for the Crown and defence Tuesday to discuss his charge to the jury, and the courtroom was quiet Wednesday while he prepared the charge. While the jury is still on duty during this time, they have been out of the courtroom while this has gone on.
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The charge to the jury is one of the most important aspects of the trial as it could form the basis of any appeal of the case by counsel to the Court of Appeal. A successful appeal would set aside the verdict and a new trial would be ordered. Following the jury instructions, the seven women and five men on the Stanley jury panel will be sequestered until they come back with a verdict. Check our website www.newsoptimist.ca, as well as our Twitter feed @TheNewsOptimist for continuing updates on the deliberations, and for breaking news when a verdict is reached in the Stanley case.
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