Judge concludes his Charlie Brown comments do not warrant mistrial

A judge who compared a criminal defence lawyer’s conduct to a Charlie Brown character has dismissed a mistrial application filed in the case.
Lawyers for Kurtis Trey Josephs, who has pleaded not guilty to offences involving pimping two underage girls, argued that the trial judge, B.C. Supreme Court Justice Kenneth Ball, was biased due to his statements in court.
They pointed to comments by the judge on Monday in reference to the cross-examination of a police officer by one of the defence l