Bellefeuille files notice to appeal murder conviction in OPP officer's death
A photo showing Alain Bellefeuille walking back in court after being found guilty. May 24, 2022. (Natalie van Rooy/ CTV News Ottawa)
Weeks after he was found guilty of first-degree murder in the death of Ontario Provincial Police Sgt. Eric Mueller and the attempted murder of two other officers, Alain Bellefeuille has filed a notice of appeal seeking to have the convictions overturned.
In the notice of appeal signed on June 12, Bellefeuille states he wants to appeal both the convictions and sentences.
He was sentenced to life in prison with no chance of parole for 25 years for the murder of Mueller and 20 years in prison for each count of attempted murder to be served concurrently.
Bellefeuille lists an 'error in law by judge, unreasonable verdict by jury, conflict with jury during entire trial' as the grounds for the appeal.
A jury found Bellefeuille guilty of all charges on May 24, believing, beyond a reasonable doubt, the Crown's position that Bellefeuille intentionally ambushed the officers and shot them seconds after they entered his Bourget, Ont. home in the middle of the night on May 11, 2023, during a wellness check.
Mueller was killed, Const. Marc Lauzon was critically wounded and Const. François Gamache-Asselin was injured.
No hearing date has been set.
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