Mon Sep 18, 2023 – 9:45 pm EDT
(LifeSiteNews) – Lawrence Greenspon, the hard-hitting experienced lawyer for Freedom Convoy leader Tamara Lich, warned that her trial could extend weeks longer than the scheduled 16 days due to the Crown taking a long time to go through its witnesses.
The trial against Freedom Convoy leaders Chris Barber and Lich began September 5 and since last week the Crown has only called two of some 22 witnesses.
Greenspon said last Thursday that there is “no way in the world” that the Crown would “have their evidence in 10 days,” saying that’s not “going to happen.”
“The way this trial’s going, I don’t think two weeks is even going to be enough,” Greenspon told Rebel News.
“At some point, we have to sit down – and I assume that’s going to happen Monday – and realistically see … how long it’s going to take for the Crown to get its evidence in.”
Last year, lawyers for both sides agreed that 16 days would be a reasonable amount of time to have a fair case. However, thus far, the Crown, as noted by Greenspon, has slowed the pace of the
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