Fog Blog Oland Trial Update Log:

A SURPRISING DEVELOPMENT IN THE RECENT OLAND TRIAL!!......For second day in a row we hear new evidence not presented in the original trial!!!.......For the second day in a row, Dennis Oland's second-degree murder trial has heard new evidence not heard in his first trial.The trial heard Wednesday about what former Saint John Coun. Gerry Lowe may have seen the night Richard Oland was murdered.A surveillance video shows Lowe entering Thandi's restaurant the evening of July 6, 2011.Police officer who didn't testify at first Oland trial gives new evidence Witnesses at Oland trial describe a gruesome scene Richard Oland was killed 'in a rage,' prosecutor tells murder trial lWhy a single piece of evidence mattered so much in Dennis Oland murder case.Former Saint John councilor testifies about what he saw the night of murder.Retired Const. Keith Copeland told Dennis Oland's murder trial that he didn't question Lowe about the timing of when he saw someone leave Richard Oland's office, only about who he saw.About an hour later, he is seen leaving the premises. The restaurant is across the street from the building where Richard Oland was murdered.A photo, taken the same evening, shows the view across the street, from inside the restaurant.Lowe told police that while he was in the restaurant, he saw someone leaving the building.Retired Const. Keith Copeland testified Wednesday that he took a statement from Lowe on the matter

.Defence lawyer Michael Lacy asked Copeland: “Isn't it obvious that if it turned out someone had witnessed someone leaving 52 Cantebury St. on the evening of July 6, then Dennis Oland would not be the last person to see Richard Oland alive?"