Judge sides with Finkle
The Globe and Mail reports that Derek Finkle, author of a 1998 non-fiction tome about the Robert Baltovich murder case entitled No Claim to Mercy, will not have to relinquish any of his files to police or to prosecutors.
“Fishing season is over; the subpoenas are quashed,” said Mr. Justice David Watt of the Superior Court of Ontario.
Judge Watt said police and prosecutors in the Robert Baltovich murder case - which will be retried commencing in September - failed to furnish nearly enough specific information to support their request for two separate subpoenas.
He said authorities were also wrong to believe they could sit back and obtain “a breathtaking sweep” of material from Mr. Finkle, and then sift through it for anything that struck them as useful.
The Superior Court validation presumably came as a great relief to Finkle, who has been fighting the Crown subpoena for months. You can read Q&Q’s coverage of his efforts here.
