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In The Courts
April
18, 2003
Whale Cove man wants
contact with his wife
The lawyer for Allen Kabvitok intends to make a motion to allow the Whale Cove
man to correspond with his wife, the court heard April 10.
Kabvitok is the prime suspect in the March 9 strangulation death of Rankin
Inlet resident Donna Kusugak. He faces a charge of second-degree murder.
A no-contact order was imposed by a justice of the peace during Kabvitok's
show- cause hearing on March 13 and prevents him from visiting or speaking with
his wife.
"[Kabvitok] and his wife certainly want to have contact," Tim Kavanaugh,
Kabvitok's lawyer, said via telephone.
However, the order cannot be changed until the defense provides Crown with
further information, the court heard.
The case against Kabvitok was adjourned until May 6. Kavanaugh requested the
delay so he could gather more information.
April 18, 2003
Iqaluit man serving
life sentence wants new trial
Kootoo Korgak's appeal of his sentence for the second-degree murder of Sarah
Akavak will be spoken to on Aug. 7 and will likely proceed by an Appeal Court
judge in August, said Justice Beverley Browne.
Korgak received a life sentence with no chance of parole until 2013 two years
ago. He's serving his time at Millhaven maximum-security prison in Ontario.
The grounds of Korgak's appeal suggest Justice Mary Heatherington wrongly applied
the law to Korgak's police statement.
Korgak confessed to murdering Akavak the night she was found strangled in their
Iqaluit home.
If a new trial is granted, Korgak wants the case heard by judge alone, court
records say. His first trial was by judge and jury.
If his application for a new trial is unsuccessful, Korgak wants his parole
eligibility reduced to 10 years.
April 18, 2003
Baker Lake shooter
wants more credit for time served
James Warren Maxwell, 54, wants his seven-year sentence for aggravated assault
and firearm charges reduced.
He has already served 18 months of his sentence. He also spent more than two
years in remand custody waiting for the courts to deal with his case.
His lawyer is arguing that Justice Mary Heatherington erred in calculating
his credit for time served, court records say.
Maxwell shot and injured a Baker Lake RCMP officer during a 15-hour standoff
in June 1999.
The matter returns to assignment court on Aug. 7.
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