JUDGE TO DECIDE WHETHER TO INCLUDE WRAPPER AS EVIDENCE

A military judge has reserved her decision on an application to exclude evidence at the court martial of a New Brunswick soldier accused of giving cannabis-laced cupcakes to a group of soldiers. Bombardier Chelsea Cogswell, pictured, faces 10 charges, including eight of administering a noxious substance to soldiers who were taking part in a 2018 live-fire training exercise. Five soldiers who provided urine samples tested positive for marijuana while the wrapper from one of the cupcakes also tested positive. On Thursday, defence lawyer Ian Kasper argued that the wrapper should be excluded as evidence because it is not an indication of what may have been found on other wrappers. Military Judge Cmdr. Sandra Sukstorf is to rule on the application Friday.