Conflict between Asper and Wilson

The Star Phoenix reported that there was a conflict on Friday between David Asper, Milgaard's former defense attorney, and Garret Wilson, lawyer for former Crown prosecutor Serge Kujawa; apparently their dialogue was heated and both men appeared irritated at times.

Wilson accused Asper of making unfair allegations against Kujawa and his department. He added that Asper could have taken the Milgaard file to Kujawa, and talked to him about David's conviction.

Asper retorted that he had relied upon the Section 690 of the Criminal Code; he also explained that the six years that he had worked for Milgaard were very stressful and that he had to use many different tactics in order to free his client. Asper apologized if any of those tactics had been rash or had hurt others in the process.

At times, the Milgaard camp intimated that Kujawa's office had withheld evidence but Wilson was adamant that Kujawa had not withheld anything.
The inquiry returns on Monday with the long-awaited videotape of David Milgaard, which was taped back in March.

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Source -- article by Betty Ann Adam