Judge rejects application by 'Surrey Six' killer to stay convictions
Justice Martha Devlin said Haevischer’s allegations had no merit and affirmed six life sentences with no parole eligibility for 25 years.
- On August 27 in Vancouver, B.C. Supreme Court Justice Martha Devlin dismissed Cody Rae Haevischer's application to stay his Surrey Six murder convictions, affirming his life sentences with no parole eligibility for 25 years.
- The 2007 Surrey Six murders occurred in a Whalley apartment when assailants, including Haevischer, targeted Corey Jason Michael Lal, marking a notorious gang violence incident in British Columbia.
- During evidentiary proceedings, Haevischer received a two-year concurrent sentence for contempt of court after refusing to answer questions, citing an "inmate code" that he believed endangered his safety.
- Co-Accused Matthew Johnston, who joined the original stay application, has since died, leaving Haevischer as the sole remaining applicant challenging the Surrey Six convictions.
- Justice Devlin ruled Haevischer's allegations failed the "clearest of cases" standard required for a stay, stating that affirming convictions protects the integrity of the justice system.
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Surrey Six killer fails in stay of proceedings application
It’s been nearly 20 years since Cody Haevischer and other members of the Red Scorpions gang entered a Surrey highrise in a botched execution that became a massacre—half a dozen people murdered in what would come to be known as the Surrey Six killings.
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Murder conviction, sentencing stands in Surrey 6 slayings - Grand Forks Gazette
One of the men convicted in the 2007 Surrey Six slayings will remain behind bars and continue his life sentences. On Aug. 27 in Vancouver, Justice Martha Devlin delivered her reasons for judgment against Cody Rae Haevischer’s application to have the judge declare a judicial stay of proceedings on the grounds of abuse of process. Six people were shot dead in Suite 1505 of the Balmoral Tower in Whalley on Oct. 19, 2007. The Crown’s theory was that…
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One of the men convicted in the 2007 Surrey Six slayings will remain behind bars and continue his life sentences. On Aug. 27 in Vancouver, Justice Martha Devlin delivered her reasons for judgment against Cody Rae Haevischer’s application to have the judge declare a judicial stay of proceedings on the grounds of abuse of process. Six people were shot dead in Suite 1505 of the Balmoral Tower in Whalley on Oct. 19, 2007. The Crown’s theory was that…
Murder conviction, sentencing stands in Surrey 6 slayings - Northern Sentinel
One of the men convicted in the 2007 Surrey Six slayings will remain behind bars and continue his life sentences. On Aug. 27 in Vancouver, Justice Martha Devlin delivered her reasons for judgment against Cody Rae Haevischer’s application to have the judge declare a judicial stay of proceedings on the grounds of abuse of process. Six people were shot dead in Suite 1505 of the Balmoral Tower in Whalley on Oct. 19, 2007. The Crown’s theory was that…
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