Stanley trial to see tight court security, large jury summoned
The Gerald Stanley trial is set to start next week and will feature tight security inside and outside the Court of Queen’s Bench in Battleford, as well as a large pool of several hundred potential jurors.
Stanley is facing a second-degree murder charge related to the fatal shooting of Colten Boushie in Aug. 2016.
The Court has advised Battlefords and area residents planning to attend the trial that there is limited seating available in the court room for the event, scheduled to start Monday at Court of Queen’s Bench in Battleford.
For those who do attend, they will need to go through airport-style security screening that will be in place at the court house, and at the Alex Dillabough Centre for the jury selection. Courts of Saskatchewan communications officer Dawn Blaus is reminding anyone planning to attend the trial to be prepared for a brief wait before they will be able to enter the court house.