ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - The Crown will confirm in court today whether a Newfoundland man convicted of drowning his twin daughters after a so-called Mr. Big police sting will face a new trial.
Nelson Hart's conviction of first-degree murder in the drowning deaths of his three-year-old twin daughters was overturned on appeal in 2012.
The Supreme Court of Canada upheld that decision last week and ruled that a confession Hart gave to police posing as mobsters cannot be used against him.
It's now up to the Crown to decide whether to pursue another trial.
Lawyers for Hart say there is no evidence of a crime without the confession given during an elaborate police sting.
The high court cast doubt on the reliability of Mr. Big stings and said the operation may have violated Hart's Charter rights.
Hart, now 45, was convicted of first-degree murder in 2007 and sentenced to life in prison for the 2002 drowning deaths of his twin daughters at Gander Lake.