News Items tag as: Kamloops Supreme Court

Manager of Kamloops dial-a-dope ring gets conditional sentence
May 17, 2016 - 8:00 PM

KAMLOOPS - The manager of a dial-a-dope ring in Kamloops is avoiding prison time and instead will serve a conditional sentence.
Man convicted of second-degree murder to be sentenced next year
December 15, 2014 - 4:34 PM

KAMLOOPS - Robert Donald Balbar who was convicted last week of killing his girlfriend Heather Hamill in 2003 will face sentencing in 2015.
Father acquitted in allegations of sexually abusing daughter
December 15, 2014 - 12:38 PM

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Man found guilty of second-degree murder in Kamloops re-trial
December 11, 2014 - 5:10 PM

KAMLOOPS - A jury in Kamloops Supreme Court has found Robert Donald Balbar guilty of murdering his girlfriend Heather Hamilll in 2003.
Vancouver police officer gets schooled in Kamloops court
December 11, 2014 - 2:30 PM

KAMLOOPS – A Vancouver traffic cop with over 20 years of experience learned a few lessons in court this week after he tried to help a friend fight a speeding ticket.
Prosecutor questions accused on two different testimonies
November 27, 2014 - 10:58 AM

KAMLOOPS – The pressure continued in a Kamloops Supreme Courtroom Wednesday afternoon as a Crown prosecutor suggested a man accused of second-degree murder lied to a jury in 2009.

Robert Donald Balbar told the court earlier he killed his girlfriend Heather Hamill out of self-defence when she threatened him and his son with a machete and cut him with a knife.

"Do you have any idea how much blood there was?"
November 25, 2014 - 8:43 PM

PROSECUTOR QUESTIONS MAN ON TRIAL FOR MURDER
Accused in murder case said he embellished confession to impress crime boss; acted in self-defense
November 24, 2014 - 5:45 PM

KAMLOOPS – The man who confessed to an undercover officer posing as a crime boss said he embellished some of his facts to convince him he was was a trustworthy employee of a false criminal organization.
Pathologist describes victim's fatal head wounds
November 21, 2014 - 4:59 PM

KAMLOOPS – Autopsy photos of at least nine blows to a murder victim's head were presented by a forensic pathologist in Kamloops Supreme Court Friday.

Robert Donald Balbar is charged with the second-degree murder in the death of his girlfriend Heather Hamill. Earlier in the trial, court heard Balbar’s video recorded

Witness describes the cooler believed to hold victim's remains
November 20, 2014 - 2:42 PM

"THE KITCHEN DIDN'T MATCH THE REST OF THE APARTMENT IN TERMS OF APPEARANCE"

KAMLOOPS – A clean kitchen next to a living room that was in “complete and utter disarray” is how a former cop described the accused’s apartment to a Kamloops Supreme Court jury Thursday morning.
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News Items tag as: Kamloops Supreme Court

Manager of Kamloops dial-a-dope ring gets conditional sentence

Man convicted of second-degree murder to be sentenced next year

Father acquitted in allegations of sexually abusing daughter

Man found guilty of second-degree murder in Kamloops re-trial

Vancouver police officer gets schooled in Kamloops court

Prosecutor questions accused on two different testimonies

"Do you have any idea how much blood there was?"

Accused in murder case said he embellished confession to impress crime boss; acted in self-defense

Pathologist describes victim's fatal head wounds

Witness describes the cooler believed to hold victim's remains

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