A lawyer for a convicted killer who is also accused of murdering a Toronto woman says the murder charge in that case should be stayed because it's been nearly three years since the charge was laid. Thomas Dungey told court Thursday he will make the formal request in an application to court because his client, Mark Smich, has to be tried within a reasonable time. Smich, 29, of Oakville, Ont., and his former friend, Dellen Millard, 31, of Toronto, were charged in April 2014 with first-degree murder in the death of Laura Babcock. The trial in Babcock's case is scheduled to begin on Sept. 11 — about 41 months after the murder charges against Smich and Millard were laid. Millard is also charged with first-degree murder in the 2012 death of his father, Wayne Millard.

Source: CBC News February 09, 2017 23:36 UTC