Law360 Canada ( September 4, 2019, 8:50 AM EDT) -- Determination of whether defence counsel could continue to act. Yates was charged with second degree murder. When court opened, the Crown advised that the preliminary inquiry would not proceed, as it was resolved, and presented a new information charging him with manslaughter. Defence counsel waived formal reading of the election, elected trial by judge and entered a guilty plea. The Crown advised that a joint submission would be made and asked that the matter be adjourned for sentencing submissions. When it returned, defence counsel advised that Yates instructed her to resile from the joint submission....