Judge in Lich, Barber trial rips into Crown prosecutors

The trial of Tamara Lich and Chris Barber got off to an exasperating start for Justice Perkins-McVey and the defence lawyers on Friday morning after Perkins-McVey took the prosecution to task for introducing late information.

 Thursday’s trial ended abruptly following “confusion between judge, prosecution, and defence over the scale of the alleged criminal conspiracy involving Tamara Lich/Chris Barber, with the prosecution stating the conspiracy involved both defendants ‘and [unspecified] others.’”