AJAs 2017 Finalists
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| Slug/Label | Karrson Bennett sentencing |
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| Date Aired or Published | Mar. 28-May 18 |
| Media outlet where first aired or published: | Telegraph-Journal |
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| Location: | Saint John |
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Short explanation of the story and how it developed: Karrson Bennett was supposed to be facing a jury trial for second-degree murder, and there were two courtrooms of jurors on the fifth floor of the Saint John law courts waiting to be processed. But instead, I caught wind that lawyers were waiting for a judge a floor below, and I was in my seat by the time that Bennett pleaded guilty to part of the allegation that he had killed a toddler. Over the next two months, I attended nine days of testimony and arguments to answer what happened in those fatal minutes, with the end result of Bennett receiving New Brunswick's second-harshest second-degree murder sentence. |
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Resources of the newsroom (money and time) available to complete the story: I was the Telegraph-Journal's court reporter, and I attended all the hearings in this matter as well as consulted court files and archive stories from past court reporters. I also covered other court cases as well as other Saint John stories over the time period. |
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