Prosecution against Niagara constable halted, colleague who shot him may have lied in testimony
But on Monday, two months after the case stalled, Justice Anthony Leitch agreed to Crown attorney Jason Nicol's request for a stay after a provincial police forensic examination found Det.-Sgt. Shane Donovan, who shot Parker, may have lied while testifying about accessing evidence.
"It is the Crown's conclusion that the prospect of conviction is now tenuous and that this prosecution is no longer in the public interest," Nicol read from a statement during online proceedings.
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Defence wants Donovan's dismissed charges re-examined
Speaking to CBC Hamilton on Monday, Parker's lawyer, Markson, said "it's clear … Donovan committed perjury before Justice Leitch in denying he accessed key points of evidence in the SIU briefing. It is our position that the forensic evidence in this case and the cross-examination of Sgt. Donovan makes that abundantly clear."
Markson said he previously recommended to the court that a third-party police service should investigate the "apparent perjury," and the SIU should re-examine its decision to withdraw the charges against Donovan after he shot Parker. He now also believes the Niagara police service should investigate "Sgt. Donovan's apparent perjury [and] dishonesty."
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/hamilton/niagara-constable-prosecution-1.6292787
But on Monday, two months after the case stalled, Justice Anthony Leitch agreed to Crown attorney Jason Nicol's request for a stay after a provincial police forensic examination found Det.-Sgt. Shane Donovan, who shot Parker, may have lied while testifying about accessing evidence.
"It is the Crown's conclusion that the prospect of conviction is now tenuous and that this prosecution is no longer in the public interest," Nicol read from a statement during online proceedings.
....
Defence wants Donovan's dismissed charges re-examined
Speaking to CBC Hamilton on Monday, Parker's lawyer, Markson, said "it's clear … Donovan committed perjury before Justice Leitch in denying he accessed key points of evidence in the SIU briefing. It is our position that the forensic evidence in this case and the cross-examination of Sgt. Donovan makes that abundantly clear."
Markson said he previously recommended to the court that a third-party police service should investigate the "apparent perjury," and the SIU should re-examine its decision to withdraw the charges against Donovan after he shot Parker. He now also believes the Niagara police service should investigate "Sgt. Donovan's apparent perjury [and] dishonesty."
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/hamilton/niagara-constable-prosecution-1.6292787