Greg Fertuck appealing 1st-degree murder conviction
Greg Fertuck is appealing his first-degree murder conviction.
"The Trial Judge did not properly consider the evidence and only listened to the Crown's argument," Fertuck wrote in the appeal application.
Justice Richard Danyliuk convicted Fertuck on June 14 at Saskatoon Court of King's Bench of killing his estranged wife Sheree and then disposing of her body. Sheree disappeared in December 2015.
Fertuck is requesting a retrial by judge and jury.
The first-degree murder conviction meant Fertuck was given an automatic life sentence with no eligibility of parole for 25 years. With time served, Fertuck could apply for parole in 20 years, when he's 90 years old.
Danyliuk also gave Fertuck a four-year sentence that shall "run concurrently to his life imprisonment" for indecently interfering with Sheree's remains.
She has not been seen since disappearing.
Danyliuk ruled that Fertuck went out to the gravel pit that afternoon of Dec. 7, 2015, got into a confrontation with Sheree, shot her twice, then loaded her body in his truck and dumped her in a rural area.
This is the scenario that Greg presented to undercover police posing as criminals in a sting operation years after Sheree disappeared. He later recanted that story, saying he made it up because he was enticed by money and perks from the fictitious criminal organization the officers were pretending to be a part of.
Sheree Fertuck's disappearance, the ensuing investigation and Greg Fertuck's trial are the focus of the CBC podcast The Pit. Listen to all the episodes here.
