Murderer faces Shoplifting charge Anna Marie D’ Angelo News Reporter dangclo@nsnews.com A former West Vancouver woman awaiting the results of a murder appeal was charged this month with shoplifting. Rashida Khan, 49, was charged in connection with a May 1 inci- dent at the Canada Safeway store on Mount Seymour Parkway. Khan was convicted nwo years ago of the second-degree niurder of her daughter-in-law in the Khan family’s British Properties home. Khan has spent no time in jail. She was freed on $50,000 bail after being sentenced to life in prison with cligibili- ty for. parole after 10 years. The B.C. Courr of Appeal heard RASHIDA an appeal of Khan, awaiting Khan’s mur- murder appeai der convic- tion in April. The court has vet to release 2 deci- sion in the case. On June 5, Crown lawyer John ’ Gordon made a warrant applica- tion to the B.C. Court of Appeal as part of the first step to have Khan’s Friday. June 12, 1998 - North Shore News — 3 Cap College shows Oif new tech Michael Becker News Editor michnel@nsnews.com WHAT do a doomed ship, a large, ill-tem- pered lizard and a futuristic family adrift in the vastness of space have inn common? They alt came to lite on the big screen with tech- nology develaped by Silicon Graphics. The specie! effects for recen: Hollywood movies ‘Titanic, Godzilla and Last In Space were created with Silicon Graphics computer systems. Earlier this week the company brought a bus bristling with the latest in high-powered computer logy to Capilano College. Silicon Graphics is teaming up with the college to open a $2.5 million animation Jab in September. Sixtcen computer animation students will have 24- hour, seven-day-a week access to a lab equipped with R10000 O2s, high-powered animation computers. The lab will also include an Origin server to pro- vide back up and further rendering capacity. The col- lege is deciding which software packages to use. The experience won’t come cheap. The per-stu- dent price will be in the neighborhood of $7,000 te $10,000 for a 16-week program. The session will appeal to those already active in the film visual effects field. Said Walter Stewart, market development manag- er, education R&D, Silicon Graphics Canada, “Our practice across Canada is to work with institutions that have a sound vision for the kind of programming they want to do and particularly institutions that kave a strong history in creative programming. “Capilano has a history in creative endeavors, par- ticularly in television, Inforech and the creative visual arts, It’s just a Jogical partnership for us. We have made a co-investment with Capilane because iz is good business for us. [cr builds up the capacity of the area to support our core business in visualization for film.” Said Capilano College president Greg Lee of the bail revoked. The move was related NEWS photo Mike Wakefielg = partnership, “What it does is establish the college at to Khan’s new charge of shoplift- WALTER Stewart, market development manager, education R&D, Silicon Graphics _the forefront of training for visuals, that’s animation, ing, which contravened Khan’s bail Canada, was on hand Monday to explain some of the computer technology aboard special effects, those sorts of things the film industry conditions. A justice of the appeal court refused the warrant application for Khan’s arrest. Khan continues to be at liberty. The North Vancouver woman is scheduled for a June 24 court appearance on the shoplifting charge. The North Vancouver RCMP allege that Khan was sccn by a Safeway store detective placing - irems in her purse, which was in a shopping cart. As the convicted murderer allegedly: left the grocery store without paying for the items in her , purse, police allege that Khan also stole a bag of groceries out of the food bank bin. Khan is convicted of murdering fer daughter-in-law Naazish Khan in December 1993. Naazish, 25, was the new wife of Khan's eldest child, Faisal. She was the mother of a two-month-old baby — girl. Naazish. and Faisal lived with Faisal’s family in a British Propertics house on Whitby Road. Rashida Khan and her husband, Abdur, were found guilty of mur- dering Naazisi: during separate tri- als. Naazish was strangled to death in the Khan home. Abdur is serv- ing a life sentence. Northlands saga Sunday SUNDAY we rake an in-depth look at North District’s foray into building and operating a public golf course. Look for the latest in the Northland’s Golf Course saga on page three this Sunday. the Silicon Graphics bus at Capilano College. is going to require if it’s going to grow in B.C.” Guess defence concludes Influence on Gill jury decision downplayed Robert Galster News Reporter rabert@nsnews.com GILLIAN Guess’ defence lawyer Peter Ritchie wrapped up his case yesterday with the summoning of his last and most unexpected witness. Ritchie called on his own co-counsel to make the final point of the defence’s case: that the judge presiding over the original trial did not instruct the jury to avoid contact with the accused at any point during its seven-month stretch. B.C. Supreme Court Justice Raymond Paris told the jury Ritchie’s move is “unusual but not unprecedented.” Guess was a juror in the 1995 trial of Preet Sarjit (Peter) Gill and five other men who were accused of murdering Ron and Jim Dosanjh. All six were acquitted, bur Guess has since been charged with obstruction of justice because she allegedly became intimately involved with Gill during the trial. Co-counsel Marilyn Sandford introduced her- self to the court from the witness box and pro- ceeded to answer Riichic’s questions. Sandford said she had been practicing law for cight years. “With whom?” asked Ritchie. “With you,” she replied. Rit later asked Sandford abour her study of the original Dosanjh case. Sandford told’ the court ske initially went through transcripts —~ some 12,000 pages in total — approximately 18 months ago. She added that he repeated the exercise last Wednesday night using word searches of the documents which have since been transferred on to computer discs. Ritchie asked if the judge talked with the jury at any time about cuntact with any of the accused. “No he did net,” replied Sandford. In his cross-examination of Sandford, Crown counsel Joc Bellows asked her how rnuch time the cxercise consumed. Sandford said both checks took only a total of 10 to 15 hours. Nevertheless, Paris accepted the thoroughness of her work. The Guess jury is now dis- missed until Monday when Ritchie will give his closing arguments. Bellows will follow with the Crown’s closing arguments, and the trial will likely be in the jury's The former juror told the court he pot along with Guess during the trial and that, in contrast with * other members of the former jury called to testify by the Crown, he enjoyed her company. “T thought she was a lot of fin and [ got along with her well,” said Shephard, who added he had no inkling of a relationship between Guess and Gill during or after the trial. He said personaiity clashes between several “headstrong” female members of the jury became apparent during the trial and later the jury’s deliberations. In his) cross-cxamination, Bellows asked Shephard if he con- hands after final instructions from GILLIAN Guess' trial sidered some of Guess’ behavior the judge carly next week. Last Tuesday, Ritchie opened next week. Guess’ defence with a barrage of questions aimed ar the jury. He mentioned Guess’ short skirts, her interac- tion with others ia the courtroom, inappropriate Jaughter and chatting with other jurors. “What’s the obstruction being alleged -— these the obstructions?” he asked. “Is it that she (Guess) fell in love with a man | during the trial? Is it thar she partook in the for- bidden fruit? {s the crime that she was too opin- jonated?” Ritchie then attempted to slowly shift the blame froin Guess tu “Who’s got something to gain here? Who's got something to lose here?” he asked. “Pm going to be suggesting that there’s something dia- bolica) about this man (Gill).” Ritchie then called his first witness Victor Shephard who was Guess’ fellow juror in the Dosanjh trial and sat next to her throughout. will likely conclude during the trial petry. Tn particular he referred to Shephard’s cartier testimony about Guess’ alleged jealousy of a young and attractive temale arricling student working with ene of the defence counsels during the trial. Guess had disclosed her fondness for the particular lawyer. “Looking back on it ir dees seem kind of petty,” said Shephard. “Her personal feclings toward the prosecutor or the defence were part of her personality.” Bellows also asked Shephard if he thought Guess appeared “rational or together” to him dur- ing the trial, “She was taking notes so [ imagine she was functioning,” replied Shephard. “She had eye contact with everyone ... she’s that kind of per- son.” When asked outside the court if Guess had any influence on his final verdict, Shephard was adamant and did not hesi “My verdict wouldn’t have been any different.