Jurors at Richard Henry Bain‘s first-degree murder trial are deliberating for a third day.
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Before their day began, Superior Court Justice Guy Cournoyer and lawyers had to deal with the issue of a protester standing outside the Montreal courthouse.
Constables guarding the jurors told the court a man with a Quebec flag and carrying a French sign reading “R.H. Bain Guilty” was within view as they arrived for deliberations.
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Cournoyer and lawyers elected to not address the issue and decided to trust the jurors to not be swayed by outside influences.
Bain, 65, is charged with first-degree murder in the death of stagehand Denis Blanchette, as well as three counts of attempted murder.
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The charges against Bain are connected to events outside the Metropolis nightclub in September 2012 as then-premier designate Pauline Marois was inside celebrating the Parti Quebecois‘ election win.
Bain’s lawyer has argued he was mentally ill at the time and should be found not criminally responsible.
The Crown has argued Bain was of sound mind and that the shooting was premeditated and triggered by his anger over the PQ election victory.
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The jury’s first task is to assess Bain’s mental state the night of the shooting on Sept. 4, 2012.
Also on Monday, Cournoyer denied a juror’s request to attend an Alcoholics Anonymous meeting.
The juror told Cournoyer not being able to attend AA wouldn’t affect his work.
The jury of seven women and five men has asked the court three questions since deliberations began Saturday.
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