Long but interesting read if you want to learn more about this high profile case and how the Jury was directed to deliberate.
Gerald Stanley and Colten Boushie.
Liam Richards/CP // Handout
February 14, 2018 1:59 PM EST
Transcript and video
Full transcript of judge’s instructions to Colten Boushie jury: Put yourself in a juror’s shoes
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There is lots of false or misleading information and assumptions being said in msm, social media, elsewhere online and by word of mouth.
Stanley had the right to defend his property and family with warning shots. The Crown and Defence agreed on that. The main parts that needed to be proven in court were if the trespassers or victim were armed and was it murder, manslaughter or not guilty (an accidental discharge).
The witness that said victim was in the passenger seat and shot twice admitted she was drunk, only recalled parts and changed her story more than once. The forensic experts testified the bullet path showed he was most likely in the drivers seat, only shot once and not shot in the back of the head.
More info about this case including transcript of Judges detailed instructions to Jury before deliberating.
https://wp.me/p1fJaD-1fr
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Below is an article with some comments from several firearm experts that have strong doubts about the claims of hangfire and one who gives a possible alternate cause of claimed unexpected discharge.
Would a Jury that included some aboriginal Canadians come up with a different decision? I would think not if they followed the Judges detailed deliberation instructions. They sound more than reasonable.
It is pretty clear more needs to be done to improve the situations for many aboriginal Canadians as well as for farmers, others and communities affected by higher rates of property and other serious crimes.
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Update
Jury trials at risk as judge strikes down federal ban on peremptory challenges enacted after Boushie case