Desjardins and other defendants in the trial for the murder of Sal Montagna will now appear in court on April 3 of this year.

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Case postponed to April
GUY LATOUR / QMI AGENCY
Posted on: Wednesday, 16 January 2013, 12:36 pm | Updated: Wednesday, 16 January 2013, 12:43 pm

JOLIETTE - The case of Raynald Desjardins and four others accused of the premeditated murder of Salvatore Montagna, in November 2011 in Charlemagne, was postponed once more, this time to April 3.

All defense counsel asked the postponement Wednesday during a brief hearing before Judge Maurice Parent, Joliette courthouse.

One of the suspects in this case, Vittorio Mirarchi, by the voice of his lawyer, has created some surprise, telling the court that he could waive his preliminary hearing at the next hearing. Moreover, Felice Racchaniello [sic: should be Racaniello] is now represented by the Montreal criminal Jeffrey Boro.

Also in this case, the request for disclosure of evidence, which was presented by the defense lawyers last June, has been postponed to April 3 in Superior Court.

Until now, prosecutors accused received 11,000 pages on the affidavit warrants for wiretaps. Only 11 pages were redacted.

"We have not yet finished reading the documents, said Marc Labelle, lawyer Raynald Desjardins, Justice Johanne St-Gelais. We should take a position on the request at the next date. "

Recall that Desjardins, 59, Vittorio Mirarchi, 35, Calogero Milliioto [sic: should be Milioto], 41, Felice Rachaniello [sic: should be Racaniello], 28, and Jack Simpson, 70, are accused of premeditated murder and conspiracy to murder.

The victim in this case is Salvatore Montagna, who was considered by many experts as one of the police contenders for the title sponsor of the Montreal Mafia. Montagna was shot dead in a home on the Island Vaudry, Charlemagne, who was hired by one of the defendants, Jack


Simpson.