Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - November 20, 1981, Winnipeg, Manitoba Lawyer claims Crown unfair one arsonist fined co accused jailed two years by Steve Pona a lawyer representing a Man convicted yesterday of setting fire to a restaurant has criticized the Crown for asking the court to jail his client after earlier recommending a co accused who engineered the offence Only receive a lawyer Neil representing Edward told county court judge Kennedy that Crown counsel Bill mor tons position on sentencing the two accused was Deputy director of criminal pros urged judge Kennedy to Send Chudzick to prison to make the Public aware the courts will Deal severely with people convicted of but a week Kravetsky Morton asked another court to impose a Fine on co accused Haralampos who told police he helped hire Chudzick As a favor for a policeman stupid to court is told by Pamela a Brandon police officer convicted in july of possessing a stolen motorcycle should be acquitted because his action was one of not his lawyer told the Manitoba court of Appeal yester lome Arnold a police offi cer since removed the motorcycle from the police compound where it had been held since Rice recovered it Dur ing a break Andente investigation at a Brandon motorcycle rices Hersh is ask ing the court to overturn the conviction by county court judge Daniel who imposed a six month jail the court reserved its free on bail Rice has been free on bail since the which heard evidence that six of seven motorcycles stolen from the shop in were recovered immediately by the seventh was found by who arranged to have it transported to the police at the Rice testified the store owners were not interested in regaining the damaged Bike because they wanted to col Lect insurance on he said he received approval from the store owners to take it and got a receipt for it to protect what kind of police officer do we have Here Justice Gordon Hall asked what kind a foolish Wolch adding that were dealing with a policeman with a Grade 9 education and one who has not risen beyond the rank of Constable since he joined the Wolch said the whole incident was set up by the owners of the who didst care about the Bike because the store was about to close and they wanted their insurance claim to its a Complete aut Opac a Wolch referring to the fact that the firm collected for a Bike Rice valued at judge Hall said rices actions were a departure from the traditional proce dures the Public expects police offi cers to i Wolch but added that Rice should be dealt with by Way of internal police department not the Rice was suspended from the bran Don Force with pay on july on further review by the police commis he lost his Wolch questioned the crowns failure to Call As a witness the owner of the shop who apparently completed the trans action with Crown counsel George Dangerfield pointed out that when the motorcycle was found at rices summer its serial number was filed when the number was it bore the same serial number As the stolen Wolch insisted the serial number was not taken off by Rice because no officer can be that lacking in intelligence not to realize a number can be Quick thinking woman thwarts rapist in garage both men pleaded guilty to the same judge Kennedy said he saw a cer Tain problem in As much As had it not been for this fire would not have the judge also wondered if the Crown was being consistent and added flier was an apparent anomaly Between its recommendations on the two judge Kennedy sentenced Chudzick to two years in who was fined last week by county court judge helped hire Chudzick to set the fire at the big dipper 1051 Mcphilips which caused an Esti mated Chudzick engulfed in flames while spreading gasoline in the he sustained second and third degree Burns to about 35 per cent of his police and firefighters arriving at the scene followed a Trail of scorched clothing and keys to a car parked on a Street behind the where they found Chudzick lying in the Back Kravetsky told judge Kennedy he was asking this court to treat the Man who suffered the most with As much compassion As the Man who engineered this Morton said he recommended Broumas be fined because he had an impeccable record and was highly regarded by police the greek Community in he said he had nothing to gain in the fire and his Case was on the other has a lengthy criminal largely for he was declared a habitual criminal by Manitoba court of Queens Bench in 1967 after 16 court appearances during the Previ Ous 17 testifying on his own Chud Zick denied any involvement in setting the he told the court he was working As a Security guard at the restaurant and noticed the Back door Chudzick testified he walked into the building and somebody pushed him from he said he fell and Felt a liquid splashed on to his Back and then was set Chudzick said he attempted to Pat Down the flames with his but Only burned he said he rolled around on the carpet and finally ran outside and extinguished his burning body and 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