Fog Blog Oland Trial Log:

RECENTLY , THE DENNIS OLAND TRIAL GOT UNDERWAY ONLY TO HAVE THE JUDGE DECLARE A MISTRIAL. THE JURY WAS DISMISSED AND WITH ALL THE POTENTIAL JURORS WAITING HOURS TO GO THROUGH THE SELECTION PROCESS AND THEN THE ONES CHOSEN ONLY TO BE DISMISSED!! NOW THE DENNIS OLAND TRIAL IS UNDERWAY WITH A JUDGE ONLY TRIAL. THE DEFENSE WILL BE HEAVY ON WHAT THE POLICE DID WRONG!.....The Saint John police officer who guarded the Richard Oland homicide scene after the discovery of the multimillionaire's body says in hindsight, he "probably would have done things differently."Const. Duane Squires, who had been with the force for about five years on July 7, 2011, acknowledged under cross-examination Friday at Dennis Oland's murder retrial that about 19 officers — all senior to him — went in and out of the blood-spattered office.He said it was his first time guarding a homicide scene and he wasn't given any instructions by any superior officers. He had not received any specific training on the topic and was unaware of any protocols on the issue, he said.