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Trial schedule under pressure as court hears Haaima plans to testify in his own defence
['Michelle Dorey Forestell', 'Local Journalism Initiative Reporter']
The Kingston Whig-Standard
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The unexpected adjournment on July 28 at the Frontenac County Court House marked the latest interruption in a Superior Court trial that has stretched over more than a year.
Article content During Tuesday’s scheduling discussion, defence counsel also provided the first on-the-record indication that the accused intends to testify in his own defence.
Article content With the complainant excused for the remainder of the day, attention shifted from the witness stand to the trial schedule itself.
Article content Justice Ryan Bell expressed concern that postponing closing submissions could have “consequences extending well beyond the trial itself.”