The appellant appealed his conviction for second-degree murder in the death of his girlfriend.
The Crown's theory was that the appellant killed her in a dispute about his drug abuse and theft of money to acquire drugs.
The appellant claimed he witnessed a drug dealer kill the victim.
The appeal addressed three grounds: (1) admissibility of a police statement taken in hospital; (2) jury direction regarding prior inconsistent statements as evidence of consciousness of guilt; and (3) rulings on third-party suspect evidence.
The Court of Appeal dismissed all grounds of appeal and upheld the conviction.
