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Ont. murder trial halted for lack of aboriginal jurors
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Wed Mar 16, 2011 CBC News A judge has adjourned a murder trial in Thunder Bay after ruling it was impossible to convene a jury representative of the northern Ontario city's aboriginal population. More than 100 people turned up for jury duty Tuesday, answering the call from the court system. But the judge ruled there weren't enough potential aboriginal jurors. Ontario Superior Court Judge Helen Pierce's order puts the second-degree murder trial of Andre Theodore Wareham on hold. The trial is now scheduled for November. Read More: http://bit.ly/i59eOe |
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