The Opposition is calling on government to hire more Crown attorneys, citing a recent stay of proceedings in the case against Kurt Churchill.
Churchill, who was accused of murder in the shooting death of Jamie Cody on a quiet west end street in the summer of 2020, had his charges stayed in a St. John’s courtroom last week after his lawyers argued that the case took too long to get to trial. The judge agreed.
The NL Crown Attorney’s Association has called for more Crown attorneys to handle a rising number of more complex cases. Helen Conway Ottenheimer points to Manitoba which recently hired an additional 25 prosecutors last year.