Darcy Allan Shepherd - The Defence Position

The court heard about darcy's relationships and the children he'd fathered. The prosecutor told the court that the negative details were given, quote, not to demonize darcy nor as the basis for any one suggesting that he somehow deserved his fate. In fact, the crown was implying that while what happened to darcy wasn't his fault, it contributed to him turning into a criminal prone to flying into a rage from time to time. And with that, the special independent prosecutor said, let me now give you the defence position. So this was unique. Typically, when a crown prosecutor decides to withdraw charges or not prosecute based on likelihood of conviction, they aren't required