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If I recall correctly, there was testimony during this trial that the 4th complainant was also involved in communication with the complainants in this trial. If that is true, I would suspect the remaining trial will be dropped, but we shall see.

Not surprised at the verdict, but you never know until the verdict is handed down. Some people will be angry with the verdict, but I don't know how it would be right to have complainants go to court and decide for themselves what they will tell the court and what they won't. As Judge Horkins...

As a sample case for the need to restructure the judicial system regarding sexual assault, this trial was complete failure. It illustrated if anything that the criminal system works as is, although perhaps only for defendants who can afford the best legal defense. The Crown could have prepared...

I found this interview with Lucy DeCoutere when she was awaiting the start of the trial to be illuminating. It becomes apparent that DeCoutere was kept in bubble wrap by the police, Crown and her own lawyer and was totally unprepared for trial, if she actually believed what she said in the...

In this case, the Toronto Police and the Crown shed their important duties within the justice system and took on the role of social workers. If the verdict is not guilty, the fingers of blame will reach out across the justice system. The justice system, and the players within it are not a...

Ghomeshi got a fair trial, due to his ability to hire the best defense team in Canada. An unemployed truck driver with a legal aid lawyer would probably not have received the same fairness at trial. http://www.nationalobserver.com/2016/02/11/opinion/why-crown-has-answer-ghomeshi-debacle

The "anonymous" owners of Twitter accounts and blogs like Big Ears Teddy may want to delete those accounts and have content removed from the internet (good luck with that) if Ghomeshi is found not guilty. (Interesting to note and seldom mentioned in the press, is that Carleton University...

Well..........these women took 10 years to come forward with complaints. Can it be assumed they were the last women assaulted by Ghomeshi ? The women testified they remained in contact with Ghomeshi for "professional" reasons. The Crown does have unlimited resources. Every police force in...

That is good to hear, but unfortunately is not always true. I remember being in court one day, just providing a ride and some support for someone appearing on a minor charge, and a defendant came in with his lawyer. Before either the Crown or defense had offered their submissions to the court...

We live in days when people deeply distrust the police. Events in the US, captured videos, Making A Murder documentary, overturned convictions.........have led to a distrust of the system. The courts are the last line of defense for citizens against a powerful government with unlimited...

We don't know the verdict yet of course and may be presuming too much. However if the Judge returns with a verdict of guilty, it would mean he disregarded all the evidence at trial except for the complainants saying Ghomeshi assaulted them. That would be a sad day for anyone accused in...

The evidence from trial is that none of the complainants went to the police at the time of the incidents, because they wanted to continue pursuing a relationship with Ghomeshi. If for romantic or career reasons, they considered the "assaults" as less important than continuing the relationship...

I am not convinced the prosecutor lived up to his reputation of being a truth seeker in this trial. Christie Blatchford said the police and Crown were led around by their noses by the complainants............and it certainly looked like an apt description.

Well you know what they say, and it is true...........there is a justice system for the rich and a different justice system for the poor. Without a good lawyer, most of the evidence of lies and collaboration would never have seen the light of day. The women certainly didn't intend to reveal it...

The NDP and some activists sometimes have some strange priorities and beliefs. On Facebook, Douglas Elliott, a prominent gay rights lawyer, argued Hawkes might only be facing charges because his accuser was too young to consent legally at the time, thanks to discriminatory laws. And gross...

Henein rests her case. by Laura Fraser 12:47 PM Henein says that although this case has attracted a great deal of attention and generated "strong public emotion," but it's the court's purpose to ensure that fairness presides. "The evidence in this courtroom falls so far short" of proving the...

The issues is that these witness have "reserved the authority for themselves" about what's relevant and when and what they disclose, she said. And they have only done so when been confronted with their own words contradicting previous evidence, Henein says. by Laura Fraser 12:44 PM The first...

Henein has taken over the defense summation and isn't mincing any words........... Henein says that evidence should not just come out when it's forced -- "the court should not be a game of chicken" -- and that the testimony must be credible and reliable. by Laura Fraser 12:35 PM "So the...

The Crown's summation offered not one shred of evidence that a crime took place. No pictures, no police report, no hospital report, no witnesses. The whole trial came down to the credibility of the witnesses and unfortunately they have none left. The Crown summation can be summed up.....Ignore...

Ghomeshi may have been "saved" by this trial. He was obviously on the road to ruination. His conduct had gone on for a long time and it would only amplify over time. He could have ended up in a much more serious situation. Assault is a lot less than where he was heading. Hopefully he will get...