Disgraced and suspended criminal defence lawyer James Bowie must stay in jail pending an appeal of his conviction, Ontario's highest court has ruled.

Bowie received four years' imprisonment on Sept. 2 for twice threatening to kill his former client, as well as criminally harassing and extorting his friend in a "desperate" and "unhinged" plot to clear his name.

The crimes happened after Bowie's former client, Leanne Aubin, went public with allegations that he had tried to extort her for sex in exchange for his legal services. That charge of extortion was dropped during his trial.

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In a notice of appeal filed Aug. 25, Bowie's lawyer Matthew Wolfson wrote that Bowie is appealing his convictions. He's arguing that the judge improper

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