Manitoba Court Of Appeal

• Provincial judge, lawyer appointed to Manitoba Court of Kings Bench

  The two were designated to the federal court to replace judges David Kroft and James Edmond who were elevated to oversee the Manitoba Court of Appeal.

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  Aug 28, 2023
  
• Federal justice minister orders appeal for Manitoba man in murder case

  Federal Justice Minister David Lametti has referred the case of Robert Sanderson to the Manitoba Court of Appeal.

  Crime

  Feb 13, 2023
  
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• New trial ordered for retired Manitoba Mountie twice convicted of sexually assaulting child

  Last year, the accused was convicted a second time and the judge increased the man's original jail sentence to 18 months.

  Crime

  Dec 22, 2022
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• Manitoba appeals court gives harsher sentence in ‘precedent-setting’ sex trafficking case

  The three judges in the case, Holly Beard, Christopher Mainella and Janice leMaistre, said they overturned the 15-month sentence in the hopes of better protecting children.

  Crime

  Dec 15, 2021
• Manitoba appellate court has power to unseal docs in murder case, Supreme Court says

  The Supreme Court of Canada says the Manitoba Court of Appeal can reconsider a publication ban on an affidavit used in the case of a man whose murder conviction was overturned.

  Crime

  Sep 24, 2021
• Judge rejects fashion mogul Peter Nygard’s bid to be released from jail

  Peter Nygard was arrested in December in Winnipeg under the Extradition Act and faces nine counts in the Southern District of New York.

  Crime

  Mar 26, 2021
• Appeal decision to come down ‘soon’ in Peter Nygard bail case

  An affidavit submitted by Canadian authorities shows that Peter Nygard has been given several special accommodations while in detention to combat his health problems.

  Crime

  Mar 18, 2021
• Winnipeg man who left mother on floor to die has sentence increased by Manitoba Court of Appeal

  Ronald Siwicki's original 90-day jail sentence has been replaced by a 21-month sentence after the Manitoba Court of Appeal ruled that the first sentence wasn't proportionate to the gravity of the crime.

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  Oct 18, 2019
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• Winnipeg woman who concealed infant remains in storage locker released following appeal

  Justice Christopher J. Mainella wrote in the Manitoba Cout of Appeal's decision that Andrea Giesbrecht's 8.5-year sentence was too harsh for the crimes for which she was convicted.

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  Apr 3, 2019
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• Family of slain Winnipeg woman Kaila Tran suing ex-boyfriend, Drake Moslenko

  The family of a slain Winnipeg woman, Kaila Tran is suing the man who was once accused of having a hand in her murder.

  Crime

  May 15, 2017