Craig Pope, seen here in 2019, has successfully appealed his conviction for the second-degree murder of Jonathan Collins. (Ryan Cooke/CBC)Almost two years after his sentencing for second-degree murder, Craig Pope has successfully appealed his conviction. "The error was not harmless or trivial and the evidence is not so overwhelming that the trier of fact would inevitably convict Mr. Pope of murder. She said the trial judge failed to draw the jurors' attention to the language that describes the intention required for the offence of manslaughter. During the trial, Duran said Pope's father gave his son $60, and a fight broke out between Pope and Collins.

Source: CBC News August 19, 2021 20:47 UTC