Firearms suspect needs new lawyer - again
Trial dates yet to be set for Callum James McGraw, 37, of Bilijk (Kingsclear) First Nation, on May 2023 on allegations of stolen rifle, shotgun; other charges still awaiting initial pleas
A Bilijk (Kingsclear) First Nation man awaiting trial on firearms charges dating back 20 months will see his case delayed further after court heard he and his lawyer have parted ways.
Callum James McGraw, 37, of Geegan Street, appeared in Fredericton provincial court Wednesday by telephone from the Saint John Regional Correctional Centre.
Also joining the proceeding by phone was his defence counsel, Dieppe lawyer Nelson Peters.
McGraw faces May 10, 2023, charges out of Taymouth alleging he possessed a stolen rifle and shotgun; breached a court order prohibiting him from possessing firearms; possessed them without a licence, and knowing he didn’t have a licence; possessed a stolen pellet gun, chainsaw and tool set; and was unlawfully at large on that date.