Dennis Oland murder retrial Day 44
Dennis Oland's murder retrial in the 2011 bludgeoning death of his father Richard resumes in Saint John Tuesday with what is expected to be the final day of evidence by the defence.
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It's Day 44 of Dennis #Oland 's murder retrial in the 2011 death of his father Richard. Oland's defence team expects to wrap up its case today. Unclear if any other witnesses will be called to testify. Retrial starts in #SaintJohn Court of Queen's Bench at 9:30 a.m. https://pbs.twimg.com/media/D1c83_lX0AEuvxD.jpg">https://pbs.twimg.com/media/D1c8z1UX0AA70dW.jpg
by Bobbi-Jean MacKinnon via twitter 3/12/2019 12:15:19 PM -
It's Day 44 of Dennis #Oland 's murder retrial in the 2011 death of his father Richard. Oland's defence team expects to wrap up its case today. Unclear if any other witnesses will be called to testify. Retrial starts in #SaintJohn Court of Queen's Bench at 9:30 a.m. https://pbs.twimg.com/media/D1c83_lX0AEuvxD.jpg">https://pbs.twimg.com/media/D1c8z1UX0AA70dW.jpg
by Bobbi-Jean MacKinnon via twitter 3/12/2019 12:15:20 PM -
If you missed Friday's Dennis Oland retrial proceedings, you can catch up here: CBC.ca/1.5047813by Bobbi-Jean MacKinnon via twitter 3/12/2019 12:17:11 PM
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Dennis Oland's murder retrial will begin in a couple of minutes. The court stenographer just wheeled out a trolly cart with the estimated 300 exhibits.by Bobbi-Jean MacKinnon via twitter 3/12/2019 12:30:26 PM
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Oland's defence lawyer James McConnell call's Oland's uncle, Jack Connell to the witness stand.by Bobbi-Jean MacKinnon via twitter 3/12/2019 12:34:22 PM
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Connell is the brother of Oland's mother, Connie. He grew up in Saint John, but lives in Toronto now.by Bobbi-Jean MacKinnon via twitter 3/12/2019 12:35:50 PM
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Connell has been a faithful brother through the trial - attending from start to finish sitting with his sister. Connell owns the family logbook that Dennis picked up from his father’s office the day Richard Oland was killed.by Robert Jones via twitter 3/12/2019 12:40:10 PM
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He visits every summer, usually first 2 weeks of Aug, but 2011 he came in June for a cousin's 100 birthday partyby Bobbi-Jean MacKinnon via twitter 3/12/2019 12:40:17 PM
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Richard Oland was supposed to scan the book at his office but the project took longer than expected and Connell wanted to get it back.by Robert Jones via twitter 3/12/2019 12:41:58 PM
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The book recorded dates/events/visitors to the family camp on Long Island in the Kennebecasis River over several decades.by Robert Jones via twitter 3/12/2019 12:44:49 PM
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McConnell is asking Connell about the camp log book retrial has heard about. It was for an old family camp on Long Island, along the Kennebecasis Riverby Bobbi-Jean MacKinnon via twitter 3/12/2019 12:45:34 PM
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Connell says in 2010 Richard Oland was looking at the book and asked if he could take it to his office and have it scanned. Oland was “obsessive” about genealogy according to Connell.by Robert Jones via twitter 3/12/2019 12:47:16 PM
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Connell is from Toronto and was visiting in the summer of 2011 and asked about getting the book back. Richard had possession of it for a year but could not immediately find it when Connell asked. “I was pissed,” he says.by Robert Jones via twitter 3/12/2019 12:49:48 PM
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It's a record of people who visited the camp approx. 1914 -1955. In 2010, Richard Oland asked Connell if he could hold onto the logbook to scan it. He was "obsessive" about genealogy, says Connell.by Bobbi-Jean MacKinnon via twitter 3/12/2019 12:52:50 PM
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It was eventually located. Dennis picked it up during his visit to his father’s office on July 6. Connell says he called that evening to say he had picked the book up and would return it to his mother’s house where Connell was staying in the morning.by Robert Jones via twitter 3/12/2019 12:54:46 PM
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The logbook came up at the cousin's 100th birthday party in 2011. Connell asked Connie to call Richard Oland's secretary Maureen Adamson to where it was. Richard had had it for about a year at that point, says Connell.by Bobbi-Jean MacKinnon via twitter 3/12/2019 12:55:00 PM
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Connell says it was left inside the door the following morning.by Robert Jones via twitter 3/12/2019 12:55:30 PM
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Turns out Richard Oland had misplaced it, says Connell. How did you feel about that? "I was a bit pissed off, "he says. Did you vocalize that? "I think people were aware of it. I did not vocalize it...I may have told my sister," he says.by Bobbi-Jean MacKinnon via twitter 3/12/2019 12:57:54 PM
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Connell says he was heading home to TO the Wed after Richard Oland's body ended up being discovered. He wanted the logbook back to show his cousin before heading home.by Bobbi-Jean MacKinnon via twitter 3/12/2019 1:01:14 PM
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Connell says Dennis called him on July 6, around 7:30 p.m. to say he had picked it up from his father and would drop it off at his parents' house for Connell the next morning. It was left on a radiator inside the door the next morning, he saysby Bobbi-Jean MacKinnon via twitter 3/12/2019 1:02:58 PM
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Connell concludes. Alan Gold says that is all the evidence from the defence. Viewing of the crime scene has been moved up to 11:30.by Robert Jones via twitter 3/12/2019 1:04:09 PM
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McConnell done questioning Connell. Crown prosecutor Derek Weaver has no questions for Connell.by Bobbi-Jean MacKinnon via twitter 3/12/2019 1:04:26 PM
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Oland's lead defence lawyer Alan Gold announces the defence has no other evidence. Defence closes its case.by Bobbi-Jean MacKinnon via twitter 3/12/2019 1:05:04 PM
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Justice Morrison gives lawyers a few minutes to discuss how long they want to prepare final written submissions and oral arguments.by Robert Jones via twitter 3/12/2019 1:06:35 PM
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Crime scene visit will be held at 11:30 a.m. instead of 1:30 p.m. Just a reminder, this is not open to the public, or the media.by Bobbi-Jean MacKinnon via twitter 3/12/2019 1:06:49 PM
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Oland retrial takes short recess to give Crown and defence time to come up with timeline for next steps - when they'll have their closing arguments ready etc.by Bobbi-Jean MacKinnon via twitter 3/12/2019 1:08:02 PM
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Morrison also asks lawyers to get together and produce an agreed chronology and timeline of events before and after the murder. I could probably do it myself over several days but I suspect you already have one, he tells the lawyers.by Robert Jones via twitter 3/12/2019 1:08:26 PM
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Justice Terrence Morrison tells them he also wants them to submit a detailed chronology of events. He says he realizes there will be some disagreements, but "as much as possible," he wants an agreed chronologyby Bobbi-Jean MacKinnon via twitter 3/12/2019 1:10:49 PM
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Anywhere there is disagreement in the chronology - like what time Anthony Shaw and John Ainsworth heard banging coming from Richard Oland’s office the night of the murder - put it in red, he says.by Robert Jones via twitter 3/12/2019 1:10:51 PM
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Morrison says he also remains confused about when footprints at the crime scene were discovered and asks lawyers to clarify the issue as best they can in their submissions.by Robert Jones via twitter 3/12/2019 1:12:50 PM
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You have a lot more manpower than I do Morrison says looking at the six lawyers In front of him. I may have other requests for you as I sort through the evidence.by Robert Jones via twitter 3/12/2019 1:15:33 PM
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Judge says he's "still not clear" on exactly "how and when" the possible footwear impressions in blood were discovered at the crime scene. Wants the 3-member Crown and 3-member defence teams to clarify that. You have more manpower than I do, he says.by Bobbi-Jean MacKinnon via twitter 3/12/2019 1:16:56 PM
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Just getting back to the logbook, ICYMI, Dennis Oland testified last week his 3rd trip back to his father's office on July 6, 2011, the night he was killed, because he forgot to pick up the logbook to take home to his uncle.by Bobbi-Jean MacKinnon via twitter 3/12/2019 1:18:11 PM
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Crown alleges 3rd trip was when he went back to kill his father. Logbook was forensically tested. No blood detected. Crown alleges Oland removed the logbook from the office before he went back the 3rd time.by Bobbi-Jean MacKinnon via twitter 3/12/2019 1:21:18 PM
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Court resumes. Crown Prosecutor PJ Veniot says following discussion lawyers from each side would prefer submitting their own timelines. Morrison agrees.by Robert Jones via twitter 3/12/2019 1:38:35 PM
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Gold asks to have until April 30 - seven weeks - to make final submissions. Morrison is dubious. It’s going to take me 6 weeks to write a decision I don’t want to be working on this in July.by Robert Jones via twitter 3/12/2019 1:40:31 PM
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Veniot says the crown would also like a few weeks. Gold suggests 6 weeks for the defence submission - April 23 with the crown submission due a week later the 30th. Oral arguments May 9th and 10th.by Robert Jones via twitter 3/12/2019 1:42:35 PM
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Defence lawyer Alan Gold suggests defence submit its post-trial written brief by April 30. April 30? asks judge with surprise. "Seems quite a ways out Mr. Gold," he says. "There’s a lot of ground to cover," says Gold.by Bobbi-Jean MacKinnon via twitter 3/12/2019 1:43:27 PM
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Judge says he understands that, but "surely a month or 5 weeks would be sufficient, would it not?" Points out his work of coming up with written decision begins once their work ends. "I would prefer not to be doing it in July, quite frankly," he says.by Bobbi-Jean MacKinnon via twitter 3/12/2019 1:45:39 PM
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Morrison says a verdict might be possible on June 7 or June 14 but may take longer. Court adjourns until May 9th at 9:30.by Robert Jones via twitter 3/12/2019 1:47:25 PM
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Parties settle on defence written submissions by April 23, Crown by April 30. Oral closing arguments May 9 at 9:30 a.m. May extend into May 10. Judge says he doubts he'll have a decision before June 7. Unlike juries, he has to give detailed reasons, he saysby Bobbi-Jean MacKinnon via twitter 3/12/2019 1:48:17 PM
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Media waiting for the arrival of Dennis Oland, lawyers and Justice Terrence Morrison to view the 2nd floor scene of Richard Oland’s murder. https://pbs.twimg.com/media/D1du658WwAE7iNf.jpg
by Robert Jones via twitter 3/12/2019 2:22:55 PM -
Justice Terrence Morrison arrives for visit of Richard #Oland homicide scene at 52 Canterbury St in #SaintJohn https://pbs.twimg.com/media/D1dv40cXgAE6ORl.jpg
by Bobbi-Jean MacKinnon via twitter 3/12/2019 2:27:10 PM -
Dennis Oland is inside with at least 2 of his defence lawyers. Crown prosecutors P.J. Veniot and Derek Weaver are also inside.by Bobbi-Jean MacKinnon via twitter 3/12/2019 2:28:24 PM
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2 sheriff’s deputies stand guard outside during judge’s crime scene visit. Head sheriff George Oram is inside. https://pbs.twimg.com/media/D1dwtDAWoAcEUWq.jpg
by Bobbi-Jean MacKinnon via twitter 3/12/2019 2:30:49 PM -
No members of public or media allowed inside https://pbs.twimg.com/media/D1dxL96X0AAaxXB.jpg
by Bobbi-Jean MacKinnon via twitter 3/12/2019 2:32:58 PM -
Judge exits crime scene after less than 10 minutes. Glances across the street at Thandi restaurant before getting into a waiting car. That’s it. Dennis Oland murder retrial now adjourned until May 9 at 9:30 a.m. https://pbs.twimg.com/media/D1dx6zjXQAII8Ee.jpg
by Bobbi-Jean MacKinnon via twitter 3/12/2019 2:36:05 PM -
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Justice Morrison never seemed especially happy about making the murder site visit and wasted little time inside. https://pbs.twimg.com/media/D1d2ctJWsAARxNy.jpg
by Robert Jones via twitter 3/12/2019 2:55:48 PM