Boushie verdict elevates looming murder trial in Hamilton: defence lawyer
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Outrage expressed over the decision of a Saskatchewan jury to acquit Gerald Stanley of second-degree murder in the death of Indigenous man Colten Boushie has elevated the profile of a Hamilton trial looming in June, says a Hamilton defence lawyer. The circumstances surrounding the two cases are different, but tangentially involve issues of race and self-defence.