Toronto van attacker seeks appeal for conviction of first-degree, attempted murder
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Alek Minassian filed a notice of appeal to Ontario’s top court this week.
In it, he argued, among other things, that the trial judge “misapprehended” expert evidence and made “unreasonable findings of fact” related to declining to find him not criminally responsible.
He requested in the notice of appeal that the appeal either be granted, that his convictions be quashed and that he be found not criminally responsible, or that the convictions be quashed and a new trial be ordered.
If a new trial is ordered and Minassian has a right to a trial by a judge and a jury, he requested that both be present — only Molloy presided over the van attack trial that wrapped up on June 13.
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