In court filing, Crown argues its case against Mr. Law is complicated by a recent ruling on aiding suicide in an unrelated case
The Supreme Court of Canada is seen, January 16, 2020 in Ottawa. Prosecutors in the Kenneth Law case are asking the Supreme Court to prioritize reviewing a ruling that could affect their case against Kenneth Law .
Prosecutors warn that the appeals court ruling could make it difficult to prosecute Mr. Law on the more serious charges of murder that he faces. Prosecutors say that the Supreme Court should fast-track consideration of their pleadings, pointing out that Mr. Law is supposed to face trial in one year’s time.
The Crown lawyers write that Mr. Law’s prosecution is one of the largest-ever murder cases in Ontario, which “underscores the need for clarification of the Court of Appeal’s interpretation of the relationship between the offences of assisting suicide and murder.” Mr. Gourlay has previously said that his client plans to plead not guilty to all charges. The case is in its pretrial phases.
The Appeal Court ordered a new trial, ruling that proving the nurse provided the insulin to her mother would not be enough to support an attempted murder conviction, while making it clear that the same reasoning should apply to a murder case.
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