Kelly Jo Walden

The accused was charged with first degree murder following the discovery of the victim's body, which had been severely beaten and bound with coaxial cable.

The Crown's case relied on circumstantial evidence, including surveillance video showing the accused as the last person with the victim, DNA evidence on the bindings, a bloody palm print, and after-the-fact conduct.

The accused provided an exculpatory statement to police, which the court rejected as fabricated.

The court found beyond a reasonable doubt that the accused was the perpetrator, that he had the requisite intent for murder despite evidence of intoxication, and that the murder occurred during an unlawful confinement.

The accused was found guilty of first degree murder.

The accused was charged with criminal negligence causing death, dangerous driving causing death, impaired driving causing death, and driving with a blood alcohol concentration over 80 mg causing death following a single motor vehicle rollover.

The sole issue at trial was the identity of the driver.

The court heard evidence from civilian witnesses, police, and expert witnesses on collision reconstruction and occupant kinematics.

The court rejected the defence expert's opinion that the deceased was the driver and accepted the Crown's expert evidence, along with civilian testimony and physical evidence, concluding beyond a reasonable doubt that the accused was the driver.

The accused was found guilty on all counts.