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8- PORT PERRY STAR - Tuesday, January 5, 1999 "Scugog"s Community Newspaper of Choice" Shepherd asks province to review McArthur case was rob a bank." By Che is Jia) into the decision made by ed mur- McArthur got 23 years, gerous offender. An expert A formal request for Oshawa court Judge Harry der. But and life is 25," said Mr. witness says there's a 60 In his letter to the appeal ik Mitchiol LaForme. t h at Shepherd. per cent chance he will Attorney General, Mr. McArihur's dansoron On Dec. 14, Justice time was "The real issue is the reoffend; he shot four cops, Shepherd expresses his offender ac range Sus LaForme denied the reduced dangerous offender appli- isn't that a clear indication "profound consternation 1 in the hands of the Crown's application to to just cation. The people here he's a danger to society?" with the proceedings in ! province's Attorne label McArthur as a dan- over 14 are frustrated that he Mitchiel McArthur is a the court of Justice Harry General savs Ales gerous offender. Had the years to wasn't designated as one, habitual criminal who LaForme" on behalf of the Shepherd ty application been success- account andsoamI," Mr. Shepherd should never be released, people of Durham. { A letter urging the ful, Micky McArthur -- con- for the said last week. said Mr. Shepherd. "The shootings which 3 appeal of the Argang was victed for the bloody 1994 IR time he "I don't pretend to be a "It's a concern to me 24, occurred in Port Perry on 4 ened bv the Durham MP bank robbery in Port Perry Shepherd 5erve d lawyer, but it is upsetting to the government if this' October 24, 1994 left a . wil to Charl =" could have spent the rest leading because the dangerous isn't working. Paul deep scaron the lives of 3 Harnick bef A he of his life behind bars. up to the trial. He could offender tag was brought Bernardo was declared a the victims, as well as the i eloro e McArthur received a be out on parole in nine in for these kind of people. dangerous offender, why community itself. : Christmas holidays. Mr. Shepherd has asked that the Attorney General look oo SAVE $3,662 ininterest compared to 8.5% financing total of 23 years in peni- tentiary on a"variety of charges including attempt- &¥ ', 1999 Windstar LX Monthly Payment 1998 FORD TAURUS SE SPORT/ MERCURY SABLE LS -SEDAN OR WAGON SAVE 155,493" ininterest compared to 8.5% financing Fs ws years. 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Given Mr. McArthur's seemingly endless record for violence throughout his life, the testimony of expert wit- nesses that he had a light likelihood of reoffending, his public statement of being unrepentant, his officers makes it difficult to understand how the jus- tice system could arrive at the conclusion that he did not meet the test of a "dan- » » my _' . p) 1998 FORD ESCORT SE/ Ay 9 Q 1998 FORD CONTOUR SE/ total lack of remorse, and -- finally his seeming pen- SEDAN OR WAGON MERCURY MYSTIQUE LS SPORT chant for attacking police @w, Mr. Shepherd then asked for the Attorney General to review the court proceedings of the trial and question the "appro- priateness of the acquittal of the dangerous offender status". The Crown has 30 days after the Dec. 14 decision to decide on an appeal while the Attorney General can order an appeal within 90 days. 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