With decision looming in murder trial, Greg Fertuck makes another request to judge
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There has been another twist in the case of Greg Fertuck, the man accused of murdering his estranged wife Sheree in 2015 and disposing of her body, less than two weeks before a verdict is expected.
In a fiat released Monday, Saskatoon Court of King's Bench Justice Richard Danyliuk says Fertuck has asked to restart proceedings and put another firearms expert in the witness box.
Fertuck also wants to talk about applying for a mistrial, the document says.
Danyliuk has ordered a hearing on June 10 to discuss Fertuck's requests.
Fertuck has been representing himself since parting ways with his lawyers in 2022.
Danyliuk is scheduled to render a decision in the trial on June 14. He says that's still going to happen on that date.
Fertuck was arrested for murder after confessing to the crime in 2019 at the end of an elaborate undercover police investigation known as a Mr. Big sting. He has since claimed that he made the confession up because he was intimidated by the undercover officers.
The judge-alone murder trial began in September 2021. The case has been delayed several times for various reasons, including COVID-19 and the discovery of the alleged murder weapon.
In his bluntly worded order Monday, Danyliuk says that throughout the trial, he has gone above and beyond to accommodate Fertuck's many requests.
With regards to the latest request, he says he cannot understand why Fertuck waited so long.
"Mr. Fertuck should know — because I have told him many, many times — that he cannot simply stand up and ask for something," Danyliuk said. "Often he needs to bring a formal application, on notice to the Crown, with grounds and reasons for the application and with evidence to support it."
The judge ordered Fertuck to start the application process no later than Wednesday, with a hearing set for five days after that.
Sheree Fertuck's murder, the ensuing investigation and Greg Fertuck's trial are the focus of the CBC podcast The Pit. Listen to all the episodes here.
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