A provincial court judge has ordered that CBC News be allowed to access and copy exhibits introduced at a preliminary inquiry for two correctional officers charged in the death of Matthew Hines. Julie Kirkpatrick, a lawyer for the Hines family, spoke in favour of the CBC News application to access the exhibits. If evidence from the preliminary inquiry is disclosed or published in some way prior to a trial, it could affect the guards' right to a fair trial, the judge said. Access a matter of 'timeliness'Coles argued that concern was not strong enough to limit access to the exhibits. Media lawyer David Coles argued that CBC News should be able to access and make copies of exhibits introduced at a preliminary inquiry in the Matthew Hines case.

Source: CBC News March 12, 2019 20:03 UTC