Newfoundland man appeals conviction in wife’s killing after Mr. Big sting
St. John's - A Newfoundland man convicted of first-degree murder for the killing of his estranged wife has filed an appeal. The case involved a complex police sting operation, known as the Mr. Big sting. Dean Penney was sentenced to life in prison on September 11 following a trial in Corner Brook. The appeal was recently filed by the Newfoundland and Labrador Court of Appeal.
Penney was initially sentenced to life in prison after a jury convicted him of murder. The confession he provided during the sting operation was deemed reliable by the presiding judge in May. However, the Supreme Court of Canada had previously ruled that confessions obtained through this type of police operation were unreliable.
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