[quote=Bent Wookie;880589]Further, and as the the news article stated, Justice Hawko made several comments in his report as it relates to the guilty verdict:
'Varley initiated the struggle... the first shot was fired in self defense, the second shot was unnecessary... that the jury believed Ferguson did not intend to cause Varely death (thus the manslaughter conviction and not 2nd degree murder)... the fatal shot was an instinctive reaction to a life threatening situation'[/quote]
I've dealt and know many people who have dealt with Hawko before and the man isn't exactly a genius, so I wouldn't be taking his word as gospel.
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