Travis Vader's defence lawyer says he'll file a notice of appeal of his client's murder convictions on Friday morning, citing the trial judge's reliance on a section of the Criminal Code that has been declared unconstitutional. Brian Beresh said he wants the Vader case to reach the Alberta Court of Appeal as soon as possible. Beresh was referring to Section 230 of the Criminal Code, which was struck down in 1990 by the Supreme Court of Canada. Two law experts say Justice Denny Thomas made a mistake in his application of the Criminal Code in convicting Travis Vader of second-degree murder. But that section was found unconstitutional in 1990 by the Supreme Court.

Source: CBC News September 15, 2016 21:41 UTC