Murderous Greeks gang members appeal convictions

The judge presiding over the trial of three men convicted in a series of brutal gang slayings in Vernon more than a decade ago improperly instructed the jury in the case, a defence lawyer argued Monday.
Mark Jette told the B.C. Court of Appeal that the key Crown witnesses against his client, Leslie Podolski, and co-accused Peter Manolakos and Sheldon O’Donnell, were extremely unsavory criminals themselves.
Jette said the defence lawyers challenged the credibility of those witnesses in open