Newfoundland skipper convicted of trying to throw woman overboard didn’t suffer a miscarriage of justice
The Supreme Court of Canada has sided with the Crown in the case of Trent White and agreed with the lone Newfoundland and Labrador Court of Appeal judge who had disagreed with the decision to allow White a new trial, rejecting his argument that his previous defence lawyer had been inadequate. White was convicted in 2018 of aggravated assault, assault and damage to property related to incidents that had occurred on a commercial fishing boat during the 2017 turbot fishery. The 65-foot vessel had left Rocky Harbour for the Labrador Sea near Red Bay and was travelling in the Strait of Belle Isle when White reportedly tried to throw a crew member, his girlfriend, overboard. >click to read< 09:52
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