Baker Lake shooter wants more credit for time served

James Warren Maxwell, 54, wants his seven-year sentence for aggravated assault and firearm charges reduced.

He has already served 18 months of his sentence. He also spent more than two years in remand custody waiting for the courts to deal with his case.

His lawyer is arguing that Justice Mary Heatherington erred in calculating his credit for time served, court records say.

Maxwell shot and injured a Baker Lake RCMP officer during a 15-hour standoff in June 1999.

The matter returns to assignment court on Aug. 7.