HALIFAX – Global News has learned that Paul Trevor Calnen, recently found guilty in the second-degree murder of his girlfriend, will be appealing his conviction.
Peter Planetta, the lawyer representing Calnen, 52, says an appeal is now in the works.
READ MORE: Paul Trevor Calnen found guilty of killing girlfriend Reita Jordan
A jury of eight women and four men deliberated for 20 hours over four days before finding Calnen guilty of killing his then-girlfriend, Reita Jordan.
Jordan, 34, went missing in March 2013. Two months later, police charged Calnen with her murder.
Calnen was also charged with committing an indignity to a human body, which he pleaded guilty to when the trial began.
The second-degree murder conviction carries an automatic life sentence. Parole eligibility will be determined at a hearing on Jan. 27, 2016. The deadline for an appeal to be filed is 30 days following the January hearing.
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