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James Forcillo appears in court, bail hearing put over until Nov. 30

Fri, Nov 17: Crown attorneys moved to revoke Forcillo's bail pending appeal of his attempted murder conviction, after he was arrested for allegedly breaching it earlier this week. Mark Carcasole reports – Nov 17, 2017

Const. James Forcillo, the Toronto police officer convicted in the fatal shooting of Sammy Yatim aboard a streetcar, made a brief court appearance on Friday and had his bail hearing postponed until Nov. 30.

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Forcillo was arrested this week for allegedly leaving his home without prior consent and failed to wait for a court approval on changing his bail conditions.

The prosecutor said the Crown is seeking to revoke the bail of the Toronto police officer convicted of attempted murder in the death of the teen.

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The outcome of the revocation application at the Court of Appeal will then determine whether there will be a bail hearing on his breach charge.

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Forcillo was sentenced to six years behind bars for attempted murder, a year more than the mandatory minimum, for shooting Yatim multiple times on July 27, 2013.

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Toronto police said in a media release Forcillo turned himself in Wednesday morning.

He is currently appealing his conviction, as well as his sentence, and was granted an extended bail last month pending a hearing next spring.

If the Court of Appeal revokes Forcillo’s bail, he will begin serving his six-year prison term.

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Forcillo remains in custody until his hearing later this month.

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-With a file from The Canadian Press

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