The appeals of all three men convicted in the 2015 murder of Reno Lee have been dismissed, in a decision released on Tuesday.
Daniel Theodore, Andrew Bellegard and Bronson Gordon were convicted of first-degree murder in 2018, after Lee’s dismembered remains were found buried on the Star Blanket Cree Nation, northeast of Regina.
A two-day hearing at the Saskatchewan Court of Appeal took place in September via videoconference due to COVID-19 restrictions.
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Their attorneys argued questions were not raised on potential racial bias of the jurors, making for an unfair trial.
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They also argued the instructions for the jury were confusing.
However, the three judge panel rebuked the defence’s arguments in a written decision, upholding their life sentences.
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