“Criminal docket court in Miramichi is likely a mirror image of many others across this country. The courtroom is always filled with people accused of everything from shoplifting to very serious assaults and sometimes homicide. A battery of lawyers is always present with their clients and the scene is generally one of disorganized confusion to the uninitiated, but completely comprehensible to those who ply their trade in the trenches in this and other Provincial Courts across Canada.” Fred Ferguson “Tough Crimes”