The Supreme Court of Canada has refused to hear an appeal from Soaring Eagle Whitstone, cementing her conviction and life sentence for the first-degree murder of Tiki Laverdiere.

On Thursday, the court dismissed Whitstone’s application for leave to appeal a Saskatchewan Court of Appeal ruling that previously upheld her conviction.

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The Supreme Court granted motions allowing both sides additional time to file materials, but declined to consider the case further, exhausting Whitstone’s appeal options within Canada.

In 2022, Whitstone was convicted

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