Supreme Court upholds order of new trial in Alberta beating death, citing hearsay evidence
The Supreme Court of Canada has upheld the decision for a new trial for Dylon Saddleback, who was convicted of second-degree murder in the beating death of Joshua Dennehy. The court found that the original trial judge made a legal error by relying on hearsay evidence from a phone call made by the victim. This ruling emphasizes the importance of proper evidence handling in criminal trials.
- ▪Dylon Saddleback was convicted of second-degree murder in the beating death of Joshua Dennehy.
- ▪The Supreme Court affirmed the Alberta Court of Appeal's order for a new trial.
- ▪The trial judge was found to have erred by relying on hearsay evidence from Dennehy's phone call.
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Open this photo in gallery:The Supreme Court of Canada is pictured in Ottawa in a 2022 file photo.Sean Kilpatrick/The Canadian PressShareSave for laterPlease log in to bookmark this story.Log InCreate Free AccountThe Supreme Court of Canada has affirmed the order of a new trial for an Alberta man accused in a beating death.Joshua Dennehy’s bludgeoned body was found late one night in July, 2020, in central Alberta.Dennehy had socialized that evening with Dylon Saddleback and a number of others outside a trailer, and at some point everyone but the two men left to attend a nearby birthday party.The timing of the group’s departure was key to establishing how long the men were the only ones at the trailer.
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