The two men convicted in the Surrey Six massacre will be sentenced after all.
Cody Haevischer and Matthew Johnston were looking for a special hearing, so their lawyers can prove they were treated badly while awaiting trial.
Defence lawyers planned to allege abuse of process, in part over how the RCMP handled a confidential informant.
A court judge ruled this afternoon the conduct of four RCMP officers was abuse of process, but threw out the application for another hearing.
In a ruling the judge concluded, “the seriousness of the charges and society’s interests in seeing justice done are the factors that weigh most heavily in the balance. I am satisfied that the price of staying these convictions could not be worth the gain to our justice system.”
It is not clear when the sentencing will take place.
READ MORE: Timeline of Surrey Six shootings and trial
~with files from Ted Chernecki
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