Author: The Law Office of Patrick C. Fagan, K.C.
Teen cleared in fatal fight
STRATHMORE – A Chestermere teen charged with manslaughter after a fatal fist fight is not guilty of the crime. A collective gasp filled the packed [...]
Teen was fed up before deadly fight
A teenager accused of killing a schoolmate with one fatal blow was fed up of being called a mama’s boy and a pansy. In a [...]
Suspect admits hitting victim
STRATHMORE – A teen on trial for manslaughter in a fatal pre-arranged fight had never punched anyone before and did not intend to inflict any [...]
Crown: Accused ‘dressed’ for blood: Defence contends death in fistfight was a freak injury
Changing clothes before heading to duke it out with a classmate is a clear indication a teen charged with manslaughter knew blood would spill and [...]
Boy ‘didn’t intend to harm’
STRATHMORE – The decision on whether a deadly fight was a “freak” accident or a deliberate act now lies with an Alberta judge. Crown prosecutor [...]
The finer points of killing while drunk: Men who kicked a victim to death get another kick at the legal can
On October 21, 1992, the accused beat and kicked the victim to death in downtown Calgary. At the ensuing trial in 1993, the two cousins [...]
‘Tyler dropped to the ground’: Schoolmates recall deadly fight
A fatal fight between two Chestermere schoolmates was relived in court Tuesday before friends and family, many of whom wore pins and T-shirts bearing the [...]
Teen found not guilty in fatal fist fight
The judgment Tuesday on a deadly fist fight opened a floodgate of emotion that poured over Strathmore’s only courtroom. One boy walked from the courtroom, [...]
First blow likely fatal, ME testifies
One blow to the head was enough to kill a Chestermere teenager who entered into a deadly fight with a fellow high school student last [...]
Trial ends with surprise manslaughter plea
The Supreme Court-ordered retrial of two men accused of murder came to a surprise conclusion Tuesday when the pair pleaded guilty to the lesser charge [...]