LETHBRIDGE, Alta. — The lawyer for a man convicted of mischief for his actions at the Coutts border blockade drew the ire of a judge Monday by suggesting jurors rushed to a verdict because they were in a hurry to get out before the August long weekend.

Marilyn Burns also drew criticism from the Crown prosecutor when she hinted the jurors were culturally biased when they convicted Anthony Olienick on a firearms possession charge.