The two men accused of murdering Jamie Leard on May 25 last year were in court recently for a pre-trial conference.
Sean Patrick Patterson is being represented by New Brunswick lawyer Jason Dempsey. A New Brunswick legal aid lawyer, Sylvain Pelletier, was listed as representing Henry Alexander Joseph Pottie as recently as March 7, but Pottie’s file has been transferred to another lawyer, Nathan Gorham, according to Pelletier.
There is a Nathan Gorham practicing law in New Brunswick with Gorham Vandebeek LLP, with offices in Saint John and Toronto. CHMA has reached out to Gorham for comment.
He recently represented Matthew Raymond, who in November was found not criminally responsible for the shooting deaths of four Fredericton residents in 2018.
Gorham’s website bio says his practice focuses on complex criminal trials and appeals. He has co-authored a textbook on prosecuting and defending drug cases, and is also an adjunct professor at the University of New Brunswick
Patterson and Pottie are charged with the first degree murder of Jamie Leard on May 25, 2021 in Upper Cape, about halfway between Port Elgin and Cape Tormentine.
Their trial is set for just over a year from now, on April 17, 2023. The voir dires for the trial – meaning hearings to look at admissibility of evidence and witnesses – are scheduled to begin on February 6, 2023.
-With files from David Gordon Koch
