Post by markdsouza on Jan 25, 2016 21:23:44 GMT
News just breaking of the verdict in the strange and fascinating (for academics) case of Forcillo, a Toronto constable who shot dead a troubled knife wielding teenager in an empty bus. It appears that D fired a total of 9 bullets at close range, in two volleys of 3 shots, and then, after V was down, 6 more shots. D’s bullets hit V 8 times. No other officers fired their gun, although one other officer did taser V as he lay dying! D was charged with second degree murder, and then, with attempted murder as well! One news report/analysis (https://nowtoronto.com/news/risky-legal-strategy-in-sammy-yatim-case/) suggests that the second degree murder charge related to the first volley of 3 shots, which killed V, and the attempted murder charge related to the next volley of 6 shots. Essentially D was charged with attempting to murder a person he’d just killed. An impossible attempt then, it would seem.
The jury has just acquitted D of the second degree murder charge and has convicted him of attempted murder. Here’s a report about this verdict: www.torontosun.com/2016/01/25/verdict-reached-in-forcillo-trial. This link also contains disturbing CCTV footage of the crime itself.
Anyone here with any knowledge of Canadian criminal law who could offer some explanation of the legal framework for homicide, attempted murder, etc that applied to this case?
Even otherwise, a really interesting set of facts and a very interesting set of charges...
The jury has just acquitted D of the second degree murder charge and has convicted him of attempted murder. Here’s a report about this verdict: www.torontosun.com/2016/01/25/verdict-reached-in-forcillo-trial. This link also contains disturbing CCTV footage of the crime itself.
Anyone here with any knowledge of Canadian criminal law who could offer some explanation of the legal framework for homicide, attempted murder, etc that applied to this case?
Even otherwise, a really interesting set of facts and a very interesting set of charges...