Trial is still 15 months down the road for a Calgary man accused of using his position with an oilfield service company to get money from a subcontractor.
David Griffith, formerly of Balzac, is charged with four counts of misusing his position in connection with activities alleged to have taken place between Jan. 1, 2006, and March 22, 2010, while he was employed with Baker Hughes in Red Deer.
Griffith, 38, has asked to be tried by judge and jury in the Red Deer Court of Queen’s Bench.
In court on Monday, his trial was set for nine days, opening on March 23, 2015. A pre-trial conference has been scheduled for later this year.
An early date for the conference was requested by defence counsel Lorne Goddard, who disputes the length of time the Crown estimates for the trial. Goddard believes the trial could be completed more quickly than the Crown’s estimate.