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To: jlallen who wrote (4627)	3/15/2008 9:39:27 PM
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Father who killed daughter's boyfriend convicted of murder Last Updated: Friday, January 19, 2007 \| 5:57 PM CT CBC News A man from Yorkton, Sask., who shot his daughter's boyfriend to death has been sentenced to spend at least 10 years behind bars after being convicted of second-degree murder on Friday. Kim Walker, shown earlier in January, feared his 16-year-old daughter's life was at risk because she was addicted to morphine and living with a 24-year-old, court heard. (Karl Kopan/Yorkton News Review/Canadian Press) Kim Joseph Walker, 50, was charged with first-degree murder in the death of James Hayward, but Justice Jennifer Pritchard had told jurors second-degree murder and manslaughter were also options. Several people in the courtroom burst into tears when the verdict was announced by the jury of eight women and four men. Walker himself showed little reaction, but his daughter, Jadah, broke down and wept. At the time of James Hayward's death in 2003, Jadah, then 16, was addicted to morphine and living with the 24-year-old, the trial heard. Court heard Walker was worried his daughter's addiction was killing her and, according to a witness, he blamed Hayward. On March 17, 2003, he went to Hayward's house. There was a confrontation and Walker shot Hayward five times with a .22-calibre handgun, court heard. Jadah Walker, shown earlier in the month, wept after her father was convicted. She had told reporters that she wouldn't be alive if it hadn't been for the intervention of her family. (Karl Kopan/Yorkton News Review/Canadian Press) The defence argued Walker was only trying to get his daughter out of a known drug house and wasn't intending to kill. The Crown argued the crime was planned and intentional and a murder conviction was the appropriate verdict. The jury began deliberating Wednesday and continued Thursday and Friday. On Thursday, defence lawyer Morris Bodnar asked the judge to declare a mistrial, saying she should have given the jury the option of finding Walker not guilty of any offence. The judge rejected the request. Defence lawyer vows to appeal Bodnar told the CBC he was disappointed with the verdict and there's "a 100-per-cent chance" there will be an appeal. The Crown prosecutor, Daryl Bode, said he was satisfied with the conviction, adding it sends a message that Walker's actions are not acceptable. Hayward's mother, Lorrie Getty, also said she was satisfied with second-degree murder. Following the verdict, Pritchard sequestered the jury again to discuss whether they had any recommendations for parole eligibility. The jury came back recommending the minimum and Pritchard agreed. Second-degree murder comes with an automatic life sentence with no eligibility for parole for a minimum of 10 years. If there had been a manslaughter conviction, there would have been a minimum four-year sentence. The emotion-packed trial has captured the attention of people around Canada but especially in Yorkton, a small city in the southeast part of the province. Family members of Hayward said they feel the victim has been put on trial by the defence and a news media that demonized him as a drug dealer. Jadah Walker didn't testify during the five days of witness testimony, but told reporters after the jury had been sequestered that she wouldn't be alive if it hadn't been for the intervention of her family. cbc.ca