ANTIGONISH: A former taxi driver is launching an appeal.
William Roger MacLellan is set to appear at the Antigonish Justice Centre on June 6 to appeal his conviction on a charge of sexual assault.
A notice issued on December 5 said the grounds of the appeal are that the trial judge erred in applying the law of identification of evidence and in applying the law of voice identification evidence, among others.
Antigonish Provincial Court Judge Laurie Halfpenny-MacQuarrie found MacLellan guilty of sexual assault on November 4. He is set for sentencing on April 6 and remains released on a recognizance.
The judge heard final arguments on the case on August 30 in Truro Provincial Court. Both the crown and defense entered an agreed upon statement of facts in regards to a surveillance video offered as evidence in the trial.
On January 19, 2016, the prosecution decided to no longer pursue one of the two sexual assault charges MacLellan previously faced.