The accused was charged with the first degree murder of his father, who died from a gunshot wound to the eye while sleeping.
The Crown's case relied entirely on circumstantial evidence, including the accused's purchase of the murder weapon, his presence near the scene at the time of death, and his fabrication of a false alibi.
The court rejected the defence theory of suicide, finding that the cumulative effect of the circumstantial evidence led to the inescapable conclusion that the accused planned and deliberated the intentional killing of his father.
The accused was found guilty of first degree murder.
