A veteran Crown attorney who caused a criminal case to collapse after she berated a Toronto police officer in a courthouse hallway has seen a second case thrown out in the same month over her conduct.
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thestar.comCourt tosses another case due to conduct of Toronto Crown attorney Marnie Goldenberg. Judge cites ‘unacceptable negligence’A judge previously tossed a separate case after finding veteran prosecutor Marnie Goldenberg angrily berated a Toronto cop over his testimony, saying: "We protect our own."
In the case of a man charged with drug possession and operating a motor vehicle while impaired, Crown attorney Marnie Goldenberg and Toronto police failed to preserve and disclose video evidence — which Goldenberg initially said didn’t exist — that ended up being erased from police servers.
thestar.comCourt tosses another case due to conduct of Toronto Crown attorney Marnie Goldenberg. Judge cites ‘unacceptable negligence’A judge previously tossed a separate case after finding veteran prosecutor Marnie Goldenberg angrily berated a Toronto cop over his testimony, saying: "We protect our own."
Earlier this month, an Ontario Court Justice stayed charges against a man accused of striking a police officer with a motorcycle after the judge found Goldenberg angrily told a cop who testified for the defence and whose evidence risked hurting the Crown’s case: “We protect our own.”
thestar.comCourt tosses another case due to conduct of Toronto Crown attorney Marnie Goldenberg. Judge cites ‘unacceptable negligence’A judge previously tossed a separate case after finding veteran prosecutor Marnie Goldenberg angrily berated a Toronto cop over his testimony, saying: "We protect our own."
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