The Alberta Court of Appeal on Wednesday heard arguments in the case Matthew de Grood, who is asking the court to overturn an earlier decision by the Alberta Review Board confining him to aFrom our newsroom to your inbox at noon, the latest headlines, stories, opinion and photos from the Toronto Sun.By clicking on the sign up button you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc.
“This happened at a time when nobody knew he had schizophrenia and needed medication,” she told the three-justice appeal panel, adding de Grood is now “completely and utterly committed” to his treatment.Article content Petrie claimed the Alberta Review Board has been affected by bias — pointing to previous comments by a former justice minister on de Grood’s case, as well as the alleged direct recruitment by government of review board members.
In particular, she took issue with the chair of de Grood’s 2022 hearing, Gerald Chipeur, who she says made “punitive” rulings against her client and “ overwhelmingly favoured the victims’ families.” Petrie said at the time Chipeur was making those rulings,The Crown argued there is no reason for the Court of Appeal to interfere with the review board decision.