Jacob Hoggard Seeking Leave to Appeal Sex Assault Conviction to Canada’s Top Court

Published on September 6, 2024

Canadian musician Jacob Hoggard is seeking leave to appeal his sexual assault conviction before Canada’s top court. The Supreme Court of Canada website shows Hoggard filed a notice of application for leave to appeal earlier this week. A lawyer representing Hoggard confirmed the application but declined to comment further. Meanwhile, the Court of Appeal for Ontario says the Hedley frontman will be seeking bail at a hearing on Tuesday. The Appeal Court upheld Hoggard’s conviction last month. Hoggard’s lawyers had appealed on four grounds, including that the trial judge erred by admitting the evidence of clinical psychologist Lori Haskell on the neurobiology of trauma....

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