Dillion Whitehawk has submitted a factum, laying out his appeal arguments in relation to his two initial murder convictions.
At trial, Whitehawk was said to have been a member of a Regina gang, the Indian Mafia. The Crown’s theory was that Whitehawk carried out the killings to rise his rank within that gang.
“The case against Mr. Whitehawk was replete with prejudicial evidence,” the factum reads, submitting this evidence would’ve evoked strong feelings and partiality within the jury pool. The document submits that it was an “accepted fact” that the constable had “overstated” his previous qualifications from past court cases. Whitehawk’s lawyers assert that the officer didn’t tell the court about “the only other occasion where his qualifications were not only challenged on a voir dire at superior court, but the challenge resulted in the Crown abandoning its application.”
“The officer should not have been permitted to give opinion evidence at all,” Whitehawk’s lawyers submit.
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