Both defence lawyers in the Coutts border blockade trial said they believe the Crown overcharged and a legal expert agrees with them.
Outside the Lethbridge, Alta. courthouse after a late-night verdict was announced in the Coutts conspiracy case, Friday, Aug. 2, 2024. Both defence lawyers in the Coutts border blockade trial said they believe the Crown overcharged their clients and a legal expert agrees with them.
Both men were convicted on lesser charges of mischief and possession of weapons for a dangerous purpose. Olienick was also convicted of possessing a pipe bomb.Mount Royal University justice professor Doug King said he believed the Crown overplayed its hand in anticipation of a plea deal that never materialized.
“Did the Crown have sufficient evidence walking in to have a reasonable likelihood of a conviction?” he asked.“That’s what’s in my mind right now: did they overcharge to try and squeeze plea deals on the other charges?"Those are fairly simple charges to secure a conviction on," he said. “Given all that we went through with the pandemic, with the blockades, and how people really became very, very segmented – a group of people believed government was really doing a disservice and was out in a conspiratorial way to do harm," he said.
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