Defence to appeal murder verdict in killing of Quebec couple in Dominica

The defense team for two American men convicted of murdering Quebecois businessman Daniel Langlois and his partner, Dominique Marchand, in Dominica has announced plans to appeal the verdict. Lawyer Ravi Rajcoomar stated he will pursue several grounds of appeal for clients Jonathan Lehrer and Robert Thomas Snyder Jr., who were found guilty this week of the 2023 killings. Langlois and Marchand's bodies were discovered in a burnt-out car near the luxury ecotourism resort they owned in the Caribbean nation. Court documents indicate Lehrer was involved in a years-long dispute with Langlois concerning a public road that crossed Lehrer's property and led to the couple's resort. Authorities initially identified one of the accused as Snider, but court documents reviewed by The Canadian Press spell the name as Snyder. Lehrer and Snyder have not yet been sentenced.