The appellant appealed his conviction for second degree murder, arguing the verdict was unreasonable because he lacked sufficient time to stage the crime scene without pre-planning, which the jury rejected by acquitting him of first degree murder.
He also argued the trial judge erred in refusing to disclose information from a confidential informant.
The Court of Appeal dismissed the appeal, finding it was open to the jury to conclude the staging occurred within the available two-hour window, and upholding the trial judge's application of the innocence at stake test to maintain informant privilege.
