Edmonton Law Courts

• Edmonton man who killed 7-year-old girl won’t be eligible for parole for 15 years

  A justice decided Friday that the Edmonton man found guilty of second-degree murder in the 2020 death of a seven-year-old girl won't be eligible for parole for 15 years. 

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  Jun 21
  
• Family of slain Edmonton high school student express frustrations with courts

  In 2022, a high school student was swarmed, beaten and stabbed to death in Edmonton. Two years later, one of the seven young people accused in his death is standing trial.

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  Apr 5
  
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• Accused pleads guilty to 2nd-degree murder in fatal Edson robbery attempt

  Brent Michael Dumas, charged with first-degree murder in connection with the November 2021 shooting of a man in Edson, Alta., pleaded guilty to second-degree murder on Monday.

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  Oct 18, 2023
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• Victim impact statements read to man convicted in deadly Spruce Grove hit and run

  The loved ones of a man killed in a hit and run in Spruce Grove, Alta., two years ago read victim impact statements Tuesday at a sentencing hearing for the man who killed him.

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  Oct 3, 2023
• 8.5-year manslaughter sentence in 2021 hit and run in south Edmonton’s Rutherford area

  Kevin Ewen, 30, was sentenced to 8.5 years in prison after he got into a fight and hit Bradley Coates with his car while leaving a house party in south Edmonton in March 2021.

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  Sep 28, 2023
• Edmonton judge finds Kenneth Courtorielle guilty of manslaughter in death of Billie Johnson

  Kenneth Courtorielle was found guilty of manslaughter Monday in the 2020 death of Billie Johnson, whose remains were found in a field north of Edmonton near Bon Accord, Alta.

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  Sep 25, 2023
• Kenneth Courtorielle, accused in the death of Billie Johnson, testifies at manslaughter trial

  On Monday, the defence called Courtorielle to the stand, where he talked about their relationship and said he was dishonest with police in the weeks following Johnson's death.

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  Apr 4, 2023
• Edmonton soldier found guilty of trying to kill her children

  The judge found the accused guilty three weeks after the juryless trial got underway at the Edmonton Law Courts.

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  Feb 24, 2023
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• Self-proclaimed spiritual leader John de Ruiter, accused of sexual assault, granted bail in Edmonton

  John de Ruiter, the self-proclaimed leader of Edmonton-based College of Integrated Philosophy or Oasis Group, was granted bail on Friday under strict conditions.

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  Jan 28, 2023
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• Closing arguments in case of Edmonton man who killed 7-year-old Bella Rose Desrosiers

  The closing arguments in the trial for David Michael Moss were heard in court Monday morning, and the judge has reserved his decision.

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  Jan 16, 2023