Just how many last chances can an accused killer get?

That’s the question at the heart of an unusual set of proceedings which kicked off this week in the B.C. Court of Appeal.

At stake: the futures of Malkit Kaur Sidhu and Surjit Singh Badesha, the pair accused of masterminding the slaying of Sidhu’s daughter, Jaswinder (Jassi) Sidhu.

All that’s missing: ‘a hood over their heads’

Lawyers for Sidhu and Badesha are hoping for a stay of extradition proceedings against their clients as a