The appellant was convicted of first degree murder after his estranged girlfriend disappeared and her dismembered remains were found two years later.
The Crown's case relied heavily on the testimony of an unsavoury witness who helped dispose of the body, corroborated by circumstantial and forensic evidence.
On appeal, the appellant argued the trial judge erred in his jury instructions, in admitting hearsay and after-the-fact demeanour evidence, and in allowing bad character evidence regarding a subsequent relationship.
The Court of Appeal found that while some bad character evidence was improperly admitted and misused by the Crown, the curative proviso applied because the remaining evidence of guilt was overwhelming.
The appeal was dismissed.
