Curtis Vey and Angela Nicholson may be back in court again. (File photo/paNOW Staff)

By Nigel Maxwell

Crown appeals acquittal in murder conspiracy case

Jun 25, 2019 | 5:28 PM

The case against former lovers, convicted and later acquitted, in an alleged plot to kill their spouses has entered a new chapter in court.

Saskatchewan’s Attorney General has decided to appeal the acquittal of Curtis Vey and Angela Nicholson.

Nicholson and Vey were originally found guilty in 2016, but the decision was overturned during a retrial of their case in May.

In the acquittal, the judge ruled an iPod recording of the two discussing the alleged plan could not be used as evidence because it was handed over to police without a warrant.

The recording was key evidence for the Crown prosecution. Police, according to the defence, breached the charter rights of the accused by taking the item.The judge also ruled their right to privacy was violated.

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The appeal argues the judge erred when she ruled the iPod evidence could not be used. The case will be heard in the court of appeal, but so far no date has been set.

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