Robert Steven Wright, convicted of the 1998 murder of Renée Sweeney, will appear in Sudbury court today, June 29, to learn how long he will spend in jail before parole eligibility.
On May 19, Justice Robbie Gordon heard submissions from Crown attorneys, Rob Parsons and Kevin Ludgate, and defence co-counsel, Michael Lacy and Bryan Badali. There were also victim impact statements, some read to the court, others submitted to the judge for consideration. The second-degree murder conviction comes with an automatic life sentence. The Crown called for 18 years before Wright is eligible for parole; defence counsel submitted that it should be the minimum of 10 years. The jury, when polled, voted in a majority for more than 20 years.
The second-degree murder trial began with jury selection on Feb. 21 and after a little over a month of evidence and testimony, the jury began their deliberations shortly before 1 p.m. on March 28 and reached a decision the next day.
Source: Law Daily Report (lawdailyreport.net)
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