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Preliminary hearing set in Gerald Stanley case

Sep 13, 2016 | 2:03 PM

Accused murderer Gerald Stanley will face a preliminary hearing in the new year.

The preliminary hearing will be Jan. 16 to 20, 2017 for Stanley, who was charged with second-degree murder after the shooting death of Colten Boushie Aug. 9. The accused is currently out on bail.

Stanley didn’t appear in North Battleford Provincial Court Tuesday, Sept. 13, but was represented by his lawyer.

Boushie’s brother Jace Baptiste said because the preliminary hearing isn’t for four months, it frustrates him to see the accused out on bail.

“We’ll never get to see my brother again. I’ll never get to wake up and have a coffee with him, visit with him, enjoy that quality time,” he said.

Baptiste said he will be at every one of Stanley’s court dates.

Boushie’s family hired an independent legal advisor, Chris Murphy, who said he will ensure there is a fair trial.

“What my role is going to be going forward is I am going to, to the best of my ability, communicate constantly with the Crown attorney and with the RCMP to point out if there are any failures in the prosecution and the investigation,” he said.

 

Sarah Rae is battlefordsNOW’s court and crime reporter. She can be reached at Sarah.Rae@jpbg.ca or tweet her @sarahjeanrae.