Access to justice or abuse of legal aid?

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Posted By: Law is Cool November 12, 2009

Killer cop seeks funds for appeal

Peter Edwards writes:

A Toronto police officer who ran up a $1.2-million legal aid bill while on trial for his mistress’s murder is now seeking taxpayer funding to appeal his conviction.

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1 Comment on "Access to justice or abuse of legal aid?"

Ryan Venables | November 12, 2009 at 11:26 pm |

Not to mention that Wills was a millionaire before his trial. While I am not sure of where he made his money, I believe it was in real estate. Shortly before his arrest, he gave everything to his children. One could only think it was to abuse the legal aid system.

http://www.thestar.com/News/article/272333

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