Thursday, June 12, 2008

Hathway Trial

Wilfred Hathway

Jury selection postponed in Hathway murder trial until first week of November, 2008.

Tuesday, April 08, 2008

Sunday, April 06, 2008

Justice Lang knows there is no accountability.


Who picked Robert Lang, Chief Justice of the Court of Queen’s Bench as the chambers judge in Holgate v. Kari Klassen. Was it Don McKillop, Crown Counsel Civil Law Division, Saskatchewan Justice?

The word is that the Holgate v Kari Klassen matter has been adjourned at the request of Kari Klassen and consented to by Holgate. I did not read anything in Kari Klassen’s letter asking for a adjournment. The motion has not been adjourned, it will have to be reheard by a different judge. Who is going to pick the new judge, Robert Lang?

Kari Klassen clearly asked Robert Lang to step down, after he heard the motion and reserved judgement. Robert Lang has a obligation, a duty to withdrawn from hearing the matter when he has a conflict of interest. Justice Lang did not do this.

Kari Klassen did not just accuse Robert Lang of being biased. She detailed an example of his bias in her letter. It was not the rule of law on Robert Lang’s mind. He was so involved in conducting his corrupt court proceedings that he was unable to see who was in his court. It was not Angie Geworsky, it was Kari Klassen.

Justice Lang is not very good at conducting corrupt court proceedings. It is understandable why he would want to hear the Holgate v Kari Klassen matter after Wilfred Hathway, with help from Richard Klassen and Angie Geworsky made him and Robert Kennedy look like the fools they are at the Hathway hearing.

Robert Lang knows the lawyers will stay silent. The last time that Edward Holgate tried to say that the court was a travesty of justice he was told by a court of appeal judge, “sit down, shut-up, and do not say another word”. This happened during the Johanna Lucas appeal of the judgement of the undisputed master of corrupt court proceeding, common thief and blackmailer, Justice Paul Hrabinsky.

A further complaint to the Canadian Judicial Council would be a waste of time and money. Justice Lang knows there is no accountability.

Monday, March 31, 2008

Wilfred Hathway: Jury selection postponed

Jury selection postponed in Hathway murder trial
Chris Purdy, TheStarPhoenix.com
Published: Monday, March 31, 2008
SASKATOON - The first-degree murder trial of Wilfrid Hathway has been postponed to next Monday. Court of Queen's Bench Justice Gerald Albright sent potential jurors who had arrived for jury selection Monday morning home and told them to return again next week. Hathway, 48, is accused in the 1998 stabbing death of his 84-year-old rooming house landlord, Denver Crawford, in Saskatoon. Hathway was arrested by Kamloops RCMP in 2004.

chpurdy@sp.canwest.com

Hathway’s lawyer is sick. On Friday March 28, 2008 at 2 PM there was a meeting in chambers. The trial was to start on March 3, 2008. Jury selection has been postponed until Monday April 7, 2008. I will post the new trial date after it is announced.

Kari Klassen’s letter requesting Justice Lang step down.

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Sunday, March 30, 2008

Chief Justice Lang should resign, now.

Why is everyone so silent about Justice Robert Lang taking charge of the Holgate v. Klassen hearing? Mr Lang can not deny that he had a serious conflict of interest. Everyone knows that. Kari Klassen’s husband reported justice Lang to the Canadian Judicial Council. It looks like he intended to get even with her husband Richard Klassen and Angie Geworsky. Before being appointed to the bench, Robert Lang, represented Edward Holgate, at the request of the Law Society after one of Mr Holgate’s former clients sued him. Is he still representing Mr Holgate?

More news at starchamberproceedings.ca: Chief Justice Lang should resign, now.

Wednesday, March 19, 2008

Dystonia: More RCMP Taser Abuse in Canada


Just like many other people in Canada who have been witness to police brutality, Mr Dempsey, was arrested after he intervened when the RCMP arrested his friend Gene Lyne. A sad fact in Canada is that you will be arrested and charged if you are a victim of police misconduct. Intervening in a case of police misconduct is considered by the police to be a criminal offence in Canada.

Mr Dempsey had Torsion Dystonia, deep brain stimulator and was taking medication to control his shaking.

Deep brain stimulator is a surgical treatment where electrodes are implanted into the brain. A brain pacemaker sends electrical impulses to the implanted electrodes in the brain. The therapeutic benefits for people with Parkinson’s and Dystonia is well documented.

What is not well documented is the effect of being Tasered would have on someone with implanted electrodes in the brain. The deep brain stimulator was destroyed by the Taser. Mr Dempsey walked into traffic on one of BC’s main highways shortly after. What else was destroyed by the Taser?

All the charges against both men were later stayed or dismissed in court. Was this a result of a Crown prosecutor viewing the video tape?

Jamie Ashby, a lawyer filed a claim for damages on behalf of Gene Lyne and John Dempsey. Mr Ashby is reported as saying: "He's passed away so the case dies with him,"
Mr Ashby is continuing with the claim for Gene Lyne.

The law in Canada protects disclosure. Mr Ashby is now trying to prevent the distribution of the video tape that he gave to the press. This law may be good for lawyers who can use the disclosure as leverage to obtain a out of court settlement where the disclosure is sealed by the court. Pay out large sums of the tax payers money and allow the RCMP to continue abusing their power in Canada. This is not good for the RCMP’s next victim of abuse.

Where are Mr Dempsey’s relatives? Where are all the people who claim to speak for the disabled in Canada? The police in Canada are only allowed to use a Taser when their lives are in danger or the lives of others. How could a disabled man that was handcuffed be considered a threat?

Justice for John Dempsey. Distribute the link to the tape posted on starchamberproceedings.ca

YouTube - CTV: RCMP using Taser on disabled man.