The high court's decision to uphold their convictions was released Wednesday after appeal arguments were made in March. Defence says trial judges allowed too many Crown expertsThe trial became "a battle of experts," according to the Stephans' lawyers, Karen Molle and Heather Ferg. The appeal court judges ultimately found the trial judge "exercised his discretion as gatekeeper" and said the expert evidence was not repetitive. That aspect of the appeal was also dismissed in Wednesday's decision, with the higher court finding the delay was not unreasonable. The Crown has filed its own appeal and at a later date, will argue the couple should face stiffer sentences before another panel of Court of Appeal judges.

Source: CBC News November 15, 2017 16:49 UTC