Rick Woodburn

• N.S. trial set to begin for six of 15 charged in vicious assault of Halifax inmate

  The victim sustained life-threatening injuries in the Dec. 2, 2019 attack at the Central Nova Scotia Correctional Facility in Dartmouth.

  Canada

  Sep 21, 2021
  
• Decision in Matthew Percy sexual assault trial adjourned until next week

  The former Saint Mary’s University groundskeeper is accused of sexually assaulting a then-19-year-old woman at a Dalhousie University residence on Dec. 6, 2014.

  Crime

  Jul 16, 2020
  
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• Judge reserves decision until April in Matthew Percy’s sexual assault trial

  The trial will reconvene on April 15 at Nova Scotia Supreme Court where Judge Joshua Arnold will deliver his decision.

  Crime

  Feb 28, 2020
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• Province files motion for injunction to end Nova Scotia Crown attorney strike

  About 20 of the province's 100 prosecutors will remain on the job to handle murder cases, sexual assaults and other serious crimes.

  Politics

  Oct 23, 2019
• Justice denied: More money the best fix for court delays, say Crown lawyers

  The provinces rely on transfer payments to prosecute criminal offences, which means it's up to Ottawa to increase the cash flow.

  Canada

  Mar 5, 2017
• Halifax father jailed 4-years for mistakenly killing his own son

  Michael Dockrill shot and killed his son during a home invasion in June of 2011.

  Canada

  Feb 26, 2016