Application for stay dismissed in Paxton trial

A judge has dismissed an application for a stay of proceedings at the trial of Dustin Paxton.

Justice Sheilah Martin says she does not feel the defence's argument for the stay was borne out by facts and says Paxton received a fair trial.

Paxton shook his head "no" when the judge announced the decision.

Paxton's lawyer had argued that the case against his client should be thrown out because evidence showed a police officer coaching a witness.

The 32-year-old is charged with aggravated assault, forcible confinement and sexual assault.

He was charged in August 2010 four months after a man he had shared a place with in Calgary was dropped off near death at a Regina hospital.

The judge has also ruled to allow the media to obtain copies of Paxton's interviews with police on the night he was arrested.