Former Montreal mayor Michael Applebaum appeared in court on Friday asking for another stay of proceedings in the corruption case against him.
Applebaum faces 14 counts of fraud, breach of trust and conspiracy dating back to his time as a councilor and mayor of Cote-Des-Neiges-NDG.
On Friday, defence attorney Pierre Teasdale argued that the Crown has not handed over some key information, specifically notes taken by the prosecutor during three meetings in April with a key witness and police. During those meetings, the police did not take notes but the Crown did and the defence is asking that they be handed over.
"(There are) problems regarding the communication of evidence in that case," said Teasdale. "This is a technical matter that the judge will have to decide."
However, the prosecutor has argued that those notes are privileged and the defence had a chance to cross-examine the witness at a preliminary hearing last year.
Applebaum had previously asked for the case to be dropped in June, saying the length of time between his arrest and beginning of a trial was unreasonable. His trial was originally set for the Fall of 2017. That motion was denied, but the start date of the trial was moved up to November, 2017.
Applebaum will be back in court on Sept. 12, when the judge will rule on the stay of proceedings and on a separate motion regarding whether prosecutor’s notes with regards to three meetings they had with key witnesses and police must be disclosed to the defence.
