Jurors remained deadlocked on a murder charge against Tristan Campbell, but found him not guilty of two counts of attempted murder.
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It was a clear victory for defence lawyers Mark Ertel and Brendan Coffey, who asked the jury what ordinary black man wouldn’t lose self-control after a 24-hour campaign of harassment, threats, racist slurs and, finally, spit.“This verdict is at least a partial vindication for Mr. Campbell, and the Crown’s theory was obviously not accepted by the jury on the two counts of attempted murder, which he was found not guilty of,” Ertel said. “Brendan Coffey and I will continue to fight for Mr.
Campbell, who was spared conviction on Friday, admitted he was the guy who sprayed the neighbourhood with bullets. Jessica Walker testified she didn’t recall going to the Ottawa police station, let alone what she told a detective in the May 2018 videotaped statement.Days later, Walker testified, she tried to change her story because she wanted to tell the truth, but a police detective, after talking to a prosecutor, said it was impossible and would be bad for the case.
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