Supreme Court to hear convicted serial murderer Robert Pickton's appeal

In 2007, Robert Pickton was convicted of six counts of second-degree murder, and sentenced to 25 years to life in prison. Two years later, he is back with an appeal. Robert Pickton was convicted of the killing of six prostitutes almost 25 years after the fact and was believed to have killed about 20 more people. Pickton and his attorney are appealing to get a new trial in the spring, on the grounds that Pickton may not have acted alone. The court of appeals rejected his case by a 2-1 vote, but the judge said the jury's instructions constituted a miscarriage of justice and could have ordered a new trial.

In my opinion, this man should be offered no mercy. Convicted murder of six, thought to have murdered over 20 more, whether he acted alone or with another person shouldn't be relevant. That they have the proof that this man killed six people should be enough that he should never see the light of day again. If he did have a partner, it should have showed up in the investigation; it's not as if 26 murders could be completely without evidence (then again, it has happened before). Either way, no man who kills another intentionally should ever deserve anything more than to be locked away for the rest of his life.



Article courtesy of the Toronto Star: http://www.thestar.com/news/canada/article/731143--supreme-court-to-hear-pickton-s-appeal?bn=1