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The lawyer for Calgary’s newest homicide suspect stated Tuesday he wants Crown disclosure earlier than figuring out the following step within the case.
Defence counsel Allan Fay appeared briefly in Calgary Court docket of Justice on behalf of Ryan Kinoshita in reference to the killing of the accused’s landlord final week.
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Kinoshita, 29, who’s charged with second-degree homicide within the April 8 deadly stabbing of Joel Aaron Clark, appeared in courtroom through closed-circuit TV from the Calgary Remand Centre.
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Fay requested Justice Catherine Skene to adjourn the case till April 24.
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Outdoors courtroom, Fay stated he might want to get details about the allegations towards his consumer from assigned prosecutor Scott Wilson earlier than he can decide his subsequent transfer.
“I’ve simply been retained as his counsel, so I have to get disclosure of the Crown’s file,” he stated.
“As soon as I’ve that disclosure I can evaluate it with my consumer and talk about the following step.”
Among the many steps Fay should contemplate is whether or not he’ll search bail for his consumer pending trial and when a preliminary inquiry might be scheduled.
Police stated Clark, 46, was fatally stabbed inside the house he owned on Prestwick Terrace S.E.
“Investigators imagine the deadly assault was the results of a dispute between the sufferer and the accused,” police stated in a information launch final week.
Derek Henson, a longtime pal of Clark’s, stated his loss of life is an “absolute tragedy,” however believes his pal can be remembered for the nice he imparted to these round him.
“The reminiscence of him and who he was and the whole lot he did, I feel, goes to be carried ahead in the entire folks that he’s helped, influenced and adjusted,” stated Henson, who stated he knew Clark for nearly 30 years, assembly as younger adults in Victoria.
— With information from Michael Rodriguez
KMartin@postmedia.com
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