A man found guilty of killing a Saskatoon woman he met in a bar and burning her body to hide the evidence is appealing his conviction.
A judge sentenced Douglas Hales last month to life in prison for the second-degree murder of Daleen Bosse (dah-LEEN' BOSS'-ee) in 2004.
Hales has no chance at parole for at least 15 years.
Documents filed in the Saskatchewan Court of Appeal in Regina say there was evidence of reasonable doubt in the case.
They also argue that the judge should have allowed new arguments, or ordered a new trial, after a Supreme Court decision about evidence obtained in certain police stings.
Hales testified during his trial that Bosse, a 25-year-old university student and mother, died of alcohol poisoning in his car after they had left the bar to continue drinking.
He said he did away with the body because he was afraid he would be accused of killing her.
The Supreme Court ruling on "Mr. Big stings" raised the bar on what evidence is admissible if it is obtained by officers posing as criminals.
There's no date for when the court will decide whether to allow the appeal.
(CKOM, The Canadian Press)
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