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Published 21 days ago

Lawyers for man accused of killing Manitoba women argue publicity creates juror bias

  • U.S.-Based psychologist Christine Ruva is discussing the impact of pre-trial publicity on juror biases, questioned by the Crown due to the U.S.-Canada legal system difference.
  • Dr. Christine Ruva testified on media stories of four women's killings in Winnipeg influencing juror bias in Jeremy Skibicki's trial.
  • Skibicki pleads not guilty to four counts of first-degree murder, with his lawyers requesting a judge-only trial due to believed jury bias from extensive media coverage.
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Lawyers for Winnipeg man accused of killing 4 women argue media coverage has tainted jury

The majority of the people selected to start hearing evidence in the trial of a man accused of murdering four women in Winnipeg shouldn’t be allowed to serve on the jury because they admitted they’d heard about the case before, an expert called by the accused’s defence team testified on Tuesday.

21 days ago·Canada
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Lawyers for man accused of killing Manitoba women argue publicity creates juror bias

Watch Lawyers for man accused of killing Manitoba women argue publicity creates juror bias Video Online, on GlobalNews.ca

21 days ago·Toronto, Canada
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Crown disputes testimony as defence seeks to toss jury in Skibicki murder trial

WINNIPEG — Crown prosecutors are pushing back on a motion from the defence to toss out the jury in the trial of a Winnipeg man accused of murdering four women.

21 days ago·Flin Flon, Canada
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Lawyers for man accused of killing Manitoba women argue publicity creates juror bias

WINNIPEG — A psychologist who went over hundreds of media stories about the killings of four women in Winnipeg says pretrial publicity creates bias in jurors. Dr.

21 days ago
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Crown disputes testimony as defence seeks to toss jury in Winnipeg murder trial

Defence lawyers raise concerns about the possible effects of pre-trial publicity on the jury, which was selected last week

21 days ago·Canada
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Crown disputes testimony as defence seeks to toss jury in Skibicki murder trial

WINNIPEG — Crown prosecutors are pushing back on a motion from the defence to toss out the jury in the trial of a Winnipeg man accused of murdering four women.

21 days ago
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