Marilyn Burns drew criticism from the Crown prosecutor for the suggestion, and also when she hinted the jurors were culturally biased when they convicted Anthony Olienick on a firearms possession charge
Demonstrators leave in a truck convoy after blocking the highway at the busy U.S. border crossing in Coutts, Alta., on Feb. 15, 2022.The lawyer for a man convicted of mischief for his actions at the Coutts border blockade drew the ire of a judge Monday by suggesting jurors rushed to a verdict because they were in a hurry to get out before the August long weekend.
Earlier this month, a jury convicted Olienick and Carbert of mischief and possession of a firearm for a dangerous purpose for their role at the Coutts border blockade in early 2022.The jury found both not guilty of the more serious charge of conspiring to murder police officers. She did not explain the remark, but Crown prosecutor Steven Johnston told court she was inferring an urban bias.“ making that suggestion that they’re just somehow just city folk that didn’t understand how the rural folk use firearms is just beyond the pale, quite frankly.”A judge normally makes his findings of facts used in sentencing based on his or her own decision but after a jury trial will hear arguments from both the Crown and defence on their interpretations.
“I would urge this court to find that Mr. Carbert’s dangerous purpose was potentially just showing off,” Beyak said. “There’s no violence being directed by Mr. Carbert toward the police.”
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