Deceased/Not Found Canada - Alvin, 66, & Kathy Liknes, 53, Nathan O'Brien, 5, Calgary, 30 Jun 2014 - #27

[JadeSLeuth]

Lucie Edwardson ‏@MetroLucie 51s52 seconds ago
"when the parties agree to certain facts no witnesses have to be called or exhibits filed for you to accept those things as facts" #Garland

Nancy HixtVerified account ‏@NancyHixt 1m1 minute ago
Gates: Tells jury to let their common sense guide them #Garland

Lucie Edwardson ‏@MetroLucie 1m1 minute ago
Gates now instructing jurors about all different kinds of evidence, says they all must be weighed the same in jurors decision #Garland #yyc

 

[JadeSLeuth]

Lucie Edwardson ‏@MetroLucie 31s32 seconds ago
Judge reminds them that many exhibits need to be handled with surgical gloves, and items in bags likely don't need to be opened. #Garland

Nancy HixtVerified account ‏@NancyHixt 31s32 seconds ago
Gates: 89 exhibits go into jury room when they deliberate-use caution with them-some have bio hazards-said to wear surgical gloves #Garland

Meghan GrantVerified account ‏@CBCMeg 42s43 seconds ago
Gates tells jurors they will take all exhibits into deliberation room w/ them #Garland

 

[dyannaON]

It would be super creepy and surreal to have all those bags of evidence while deliberating.


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[JadeSLeuth]

Kevin MartinVerified account ‏@KMartinCourts 42s43 seconds ago
"You may rely on the exhibits as much or as little as you see fit," Gates says. #Garland

 

[naz]

Lucie Edwardson ‏@MetroLucie 31s32 seconds ago
Judge reminds them that many exhibits need to be handled with surgical gloves, and items in bags likely don't need to be opened. #Garland

Nancy HixtVerified account ‏@NancyHixt 31s32 seconds ago
Gates: 89 exhibits go into jury room when they deliberate-use caution with them-some have bio hazards-said to wear surgical gloves #Garland

Meghan GrantVerified account ‏@CBCMeg 42s43 seconds ago
Gates tells jurors they will take all exhibits into deliberation room w/ them #Garland

Shivers..

 

[PrincessButtercup]

It would be super creepy and surreal to have all those bags of evidence while deliberating.


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Right!?!?!? I remember Nancy Hixt describing the sound of the meat hooks clanging in the courtroom ....

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[JadeSLeuth]

Kevin MartinVerified account ‏@KMartinCourts 1m1 minute ago
Gates says jurors can draw inferences from facts to find other facts. #Garland

Lucie Edwardson ‏@MetroLucie 52s52 seconds ago
Gates says jurors can rely on both direct or circumstantial evidence as much or as little as they see fit. #Garland #yyc

Ina SidhuVerified account ‏@CTVInaSidhu 55s55 seconds ago
Gates: Jurors will have 89 exhibits to review - only these exhibits and what witnesses said other oath are evidence #Garland

 

[JadeSLeuth]

Kevin MartinVerified account ‏@KMartinCourts 52s53 seconds ago
"What the lawyers and I said to you during this trial ... is not evidence," judge says. #Garland

 

[JadeSLeuth]

Lucas MeyerVerified account ‏@meyer_lucas 1m1 minute ago
#Garland
going over difference between direct and circumstantial evidence

 

[JadeSLeuth]

Kevin MartinVerified account ‏@KMartinCourts 30s31 seconds ago
Gates tells jurors not to speculate. "Speculation is guessing, or making things up." #Garland

Lucie Edwardson ‏@MetroLucie 45s46 seconds ago
Direct and circumstantial evidence is treated the same by the law, says Gates. #Garland #yyc

Lucie Edwardson ‏@MetroLucie 1m1 minute ago
"speculation is guessing or making things up and as i've already told you are not allowed to speculate"

 

[JadeSLeuth]

Bill GravelandVerified account ‏@BillGraveland 48s48 seconds ago
"Consider all the evidence...as a whole and determine whether guilt has been proven by the Crown beyond a reasonable doubt." #Garland

Bill GravelandVerified account ‏@BillGraveland 34s35 seconds ago
"You must be satisfied beyond a reasonable doubt," said Gates in laying out whether #Garland is guilty. "Use your common sense."

 

[JadeSLeuth]

Kevin MartinVerified account ‏@KMartinCourts 51s51 seconds ago
To convict #Garland on circumstantial evidence jurors must be satisfied it leads to no other rational conclusion, judge says.

BBM done.

 

[JadeSLeuth]

Lucie Edwardson ‏@MetroLucie 1m1 minute ago
"our law prefers to have evidence 1st hand rather than 2nd hand" says Gates about hearsay evidence. #Garland #yyc

 

[JadeSLeuth]

Kevin MartinVerified account ‏@KMartinCourts 53s53 seconds ago
Even though it's hearsay, statements made by #Garland to his parents and sister are admissible, Gates says.

Lucas MeyerVerified account ‏@meyer_lucas 55s55 seconds ago
Our law recognizes the exceptions of hearsay evidence, Gates says.

 

[JadeSLeuth]

Kevin MartinVerified account ‏@KMartinCourts 30s31 seconds ago
Gates now explaining how jurors can accept the opinions of expert witnesses.

 

[JadeSLeuth]

Kevin MartinVerified account ‏@KMartinCourts 1m1 minute ago
Jurors don't have to accept opinions given by expert witnesses. "It is up to you to decide," Gates says. #Garland

Lucie Edwardson ‏@MetroLucie 1m1 minute ago
"opinions of experts is just like evidence from any other witness.. you may believe/rely upon opinion as much/little you see fit"

 

[JadeSLeuth]

Lucie Edwardson ‏@MetroLucie 1m1 minute ago
Gates says experts rely on their training, experience etc. when giving their evidence

Lucie Edwardson ‏@MetroLucie 34s35 seconds ago
Gates is reminding jurors of all witnesses who were qualified as experts by the courts. #Garland #yyc

 

[JadeSLeuth]

Kevin MartinVerified account ‏@KMartinCourts 28s29 seconds ago
Among the experts jurors heard from was a locksmith who discussed ways to disable lock at Liknes home and a footprint expert. #Garland

Nancy HixtVerified account ‏@NancyHixt 38s39 seconds ago
Gates tells jurors "it will be up to you to determine how much weight" to place on expert evidence presented in the #Garland trial



Val Fortney's computer cr@pped out. Can you imagine?

 

[JadeSLeuth]

CTV story:

[video=twitter;831929531560755202]https://twitter.com/CTVCalgary/status/831929531560755202[/video]

 

[JadeSLeuth]

Nancy HixtVerified account ‏@NancyHixt 44s45 seconds ago
Gates: Both dog handlers & dog "Sully" qualified as experts. Sully indicated finding human remains on two occasions on #Garland farm