The defence, which did not call any evidence during the trial, says there are too many gaps in the Crown's evidence for the jury to be sure the accused fired the deadly shots.
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Alfred Wong was riding in the back seat of his parents’ car on Broadway at Ontario Street in Vancouver when he was struck by a stray bullet in what police describe as a gang shootout in January 2018. The Crown alleges Carter was in Vancouver to murder Whiteside, who was allegedly in the same area at the time to kill Matthew Navas-Rivas, a member of a rival gang. Navas-Rivas escaped but was killed in another shooting months later.Defence counsel, on Thursday, impressed upon jury members that they must weigh the evidence without sympathy or prejudice and be sure the proof provided is beyond a reasonable doubt.
The defence, which did not call any evidence during the trial, says there are too many gaps in the Crown’s evidence for the jury to be sure Carter fired the deadly shots.Air Canada, union head to key talks as strike looms: ‘Completely stalled’
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