Evidence ends in perjury trial of wealthy businessman and former police detective
Client: Steve Walton
Charge: Perjury
Status: Evidence concluded, written arguments to be filed in advance of oral submissions in May
Evidence concluded in the lengthy case with nearly three days of cross-examination of wealthy Calgary businessman Ken Carter
Lawyers for the Crown and defence will file written arguments in advance of oral submissions in May in the perjury trial of a Calgary millionaire and a retired police detective, it was determined Wednesday.
Evidence concluded in the lengthy case with nearly three days of cross-examination of wealthy Calgary businessman Ken Carter by prosecutor Katherine Love.
Defence lawyers Brian Greenspan and Alain Hepner, along with Love, then indicated to Justice David Labrenz they would file written briefs prior to final arguments on May 6.
During Love’s lengthy questioning of Carter she went over his business dealings with retired detective Steve Walton, to whom he paid hundreds of thousands of dollars to conduct surveillance on his former girlfriend, Akele Taylor, in what became a police corruption case.
Walton, who ran a security business with his wife, used the cash to hire then-current and former officers to tail Taylor, including placing a GPS tracking device on her vehicle and offering money to former associates for dirt on her.
The two men are charged with perjury for allegedly lying about their business relationship during March 2014, child custody hearings over the daughter Carter and Taylor share.
Throughout his testimony Carter insisted he never attempted to mislead the court while giving evidence in the family law hearing.
Both Carter and Walton were earlier convicted of criminal harassment of Taylor for having her stalked for several months while the businessman sought evidence to use against her in their custody battle.
The Alberta Court of Appeal heard arguments in January seeking a retrial in the case. No decision has been released.
Three officers were also convicted in connection with the stalking case and handed jail terms. Two appealed both their convictions and sentences, but were unsuccessful.
Both Carter and Walton remain free on bail pending an outcome of their cases.
Source: Calgary Herald