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Women with ‘dreadful’ pasts spared from long sentences for 2023 slaying
Two intellectually vulnerable women, who were arrested for the alcohol-fuelled beating death of a 33-year-old Winnipeg man, have been...
Scott Newman
Sep 11, 20251 min read
Immigration consultant fined, sentenced to house arrest in ‘religious work’ scam
A Winnipeg immigration consultant has been sentenced to two years house arrest and fined $50,000 after admitting to fabricating jobs for...
Scott Newman
Oct 4, 20242 min read
Judge scolds Mountie for ‘baffling’ conduct in assault case
Defence lawyers Scott Newman and Omri Plotnik argued provincial court Judge Victoria Cornick should enter a judicial stay on the grounds...
Scott Newman
Aug 1, 20232 min read
Man lacked intent to kill Good Samaritan, judge rules
Jonathan Flett admits he hit a Good Samaritan nine times in the head with a hammer so forcefully that it became lodged in the victim’s...
Scott Newman
Jun 13, 20221 min read
Conditional discharge for 2019 knee-on-neck police incident
Nathan Lasuik, 42, admitted to assaulting the trio outside James Richardson International Airport on Aug. 1, 2019. However, he argued...
Scott Newman
Dec 21, 20211 min read
Acquitted of Murder, Convicted of Manslaughter
Manslaughter conviction for 2017 death at Tootinaowaziibeeng A Manitoba man has been convicted of manslaughter for the death of a man...
Scott Newman
May 3, 20211 min read
Woman cleared in fatal stabbing of abusive partner
A Manitoba woman who stabbed her longtime partner to death has been acquitted of manslaughter after her lawyers argued she suffered from...
Scott Newman
Oct 28, 20201 min read
Newman & Company conducts first-ever video trial in Manitoba
As COVID-19 establishes a firm foothold in Manitoba jails, a judge has green-lit the first trial in the province allowing an accused to...
Scott Newman
Oct 28, 20201 min read
Scott Newman comments on Background Checks by Winnipeg Police Service (WPS)
After Santos's resignation announcement Tuesday, Winnipeg defence lawyer Scott Newman weighed in on Twitter, saying Santos's failed...
Scott Newman
Jul 18, 20201 min read
Not Guilty of Murder, Guilty of Manslaughter
The judge concluded that... there was a reasonable doubt as to whether the man "had the intent to cause her bodily harm that he...
Scott Newman
Mar 28, 20201 min read
Manitoba lawyers challenge block of video bail hearings amid long delays
"Winnipeg lawyer Scott Newman... says that [the Provincial Court policy] goes beyond the Provincial Court’s jurisdiction because the...
Scott Newman
Nov 27, 20191 min read
Men sentenced to 7 and 5 years for killing firefighter in downtown attack
Geordie Wood, 24, and Renelle McDougal, 23, both pleaded guilty in June to manslaughter in the 2016 death of Weenusk, 26. Wood and...
Scott Newman
Mar 15, 20191 min read
Mother of slain Jordan Thomas pans 7-year sentence as 'not enough' for man who killed son
Provincial court Judge Lee Ann Martin sentenced the man, who was 17 at the time of the attack, to a maximum youth term of seven years for...
Scott Newman
Oct 9, 20181 min read
Saskatoon man gets 5 years for fatal beating in Winkler bowling alley
Source: http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/winkler-bowling-alley-manslaughter-justin-bird-zachary-straughan-1.4514175 Decision date:...
Scott Newman
May 18, 20181 min read
Woman who burned down own home gets house arrest
Source: http://winnipegsun.com/2015/04/10/woman-who-burned-down-own-home-gets-house-arrest/wcm/304e1019-f1e7-4e12-8533-a7e0de3b7403...
Scott Newman
May 18, 20181 min read
Assaulted by one man, killed by another
Source: http://winnipegsun.com/2014/05/14/assaulted-by-one-man-killed-by-another/wcm/7c1a2253-888a-4a15-84ed-374cb9b8ed26 Decision date:...
Scott Newman
May 18, 20181 min read
Drunk driver let off 'EASY'... and in this case, I applaud the judge's decision
Source: https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/local/drunk-driver-let-off-easy-242021691.html (paywall) Decision date: January 2014 -...
Scott Newman
May 18, 20182 min read
Teens cleared of assault in student hazing
Source: http://torontosun.com/2012/03/10/teens-cleared-of-assault-in-student-hazing/wcm/fe9d969e-b4d6-4a6b-860d-bba55fe0b447 Decision...
Scott Newman
May 18, 20181 min read
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