4 — Sunday, October 26, 1997 - North Shore News

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Eli McGinty was sen-
tenced to six years
behind bars for the
killing of his buddy,
Maple Ridge’s Phillip
Patrick Barry.

The North Vancouver
man has already served more
than two years since being
arrested and charged in the
June 4, 1996 stabbing death.

Other than Judge Frank
Cole, Crown prosecutor Bob
Bonner, defence lawyer John
Banks, some court staff and a
couple reporters, McGinty
was alone to face his sentenc-

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Originally charged with
second degree murder, a jury
came back Sept. 24 finding

McGinty, 27 at the time of
guilty of

the — incident,
manslaughter.

During the trial, the jury
heard how McGinty and 33-
year-old) Barry were out
drinking and came back to
Barry’s Maple Ridge home
late on June 4.

A fight broke out between
Barry and the two men’s
common-law wives. Barry
turned on McGinty and the

women fled upstairs with
their infant sons. Police found
Barry minutes later lying in a
pool of blood in the carport
and MeGinty standing near-
by.

In determining a sentence,
Cole Jooked to MecGinty’s
previous criminal record and
the fact that McGinty was
born addicted to speed.

McGinty served time for
assault with a weapon in
1994, and was on 18 months
probation for assault when he
killed Barry.

As well, Cole considered a
presentence report which

suggests McGinty has a sub-
stance abuse problem.

“It’s always a tragic thing
when people are killed. And
it’s tragic a friend dies at the
hand of a friend,” Bonner
said, minutes after sentenc-
ing.

Bonner asked for five to
seven years and a lifetime
firearms and ammunition
ban. Defence lawyer John
Banks suggested three years.

Along with the six years,
Cole agreed to the firearms
ban.

The TIMES was unable to
reach Banks for comment.

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