A Saskatchewan woman found guilty of stabbing her fiancé to death during a domestic dispute is appealing her conviction.
Robyn Laura Ermine of the Muskoday First Nation has indicated in her appeal that she would like to be tried by judge alone.
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Ermine was convicted by a jury in Prince Albert court last month of the second-degree murder of Evan Bear two years ago.
She was sentenced to life in prison with no chance of parole for 10 years.
Her lawyer argued during the trial that Bear had a long history of harming her.
Bear died in February 2015 from blood loss after one of Ermine’s blows with the knife cut an artery.
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Court heard the pair had argued throughout the day of Bear’s death, but the fighting escalated and became more physical after they spent the night drinking with Ermine’s stepsister.
Ermine testified that Bear had choked her, so she reached for something with which to protect herself. Her lawyer argued she acted in self-defence, but the Crown maintained it was a use of unreasonable force.
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