Crown firm in case against Frank editor charged with breaking publication ban
HALIFAX — A Nova Scotia prosecutor has put a damper on a Halifax gossip magazine editor’s hopes that a charge of violating a publication ban in the case of a police officer’s murder is going to be dropped swiftly.
Instead, the Crown lawyer said Tuesday after a brief hearing in provincial court she’s confident in the case against Andrew Douglas, the managing editor of Frank Magazine.
“I can tell you as a criminal lawyer with extensive experience, his basic position is contrary to my understanding of the criminal law,” Catherine Cogswell said outside of court.
Douglas has argued the case should be dropped because his online site and magazine published the information before provincial court Judge Anne Derrick banned it during a July 11 preliminary hearing.