How much did it cost for Philip Pynn's manslaughter conviction?

A 12-person jury spent just over a day of deliberating before finding Philip Pynn guilty of manslaughter and his co-accused Lyndon Butler not guilty in Nov. 2014. 

But it took three years and a bill of nearly $700,000 to get there.

Newfoundland and Labrador's Department of Justice and Public Safety spent $693,810 on the prosecution of Pynn and Butler, according to documents obtained by CBC News. 

The department contracted out BoyneClarke, one of the largest law firms in Atlantic Canada, in 2012 to work on the second-degree murder case.

Winsor, 20, was shot to death inside a garage on Portugal Cove Road on July 9, 2011.

• Philip Pynn guilty of manslaughter, Lyndon Butler acquitted on all counts

Seasoned Crown prosecutors David Bright and Brian Casey, who are based out of Halifax, were flown down for the trial.

According to information obtained through provincial access to information legislation, a total of $538,572 was spent on legal fees.

That cost covers "preliminary pretrial and related applications and proceedings, including bail hearings, file assessments, pretrial evidentiary hearings and the trial itself."

Disbursements, which include travel and accommodations, cost the department $155,238.

There is a reason why local Crown prosecutors were not assigned the high-profile case. However, a publication ban covers the reasoning behind that decision.

Not over yet

Of course, the prosecution costs represent only a fraction of the overall expenditure for the case, as it does not include legal aid fees and the cost of the Royal Newfoundland Constabulary investigation.

Even the prosecution costs will continue to escalate, as Bright and Casey are assigned to prosecute another two people charged in relation to the death of Winsor, and Pynn has yet to be sentenced.

The cases of Jon Rowe and Allyson Hatcher — both of whom are charged with accessory after the fact — are making their way through the court system.

Rowe has entered a not guilty plea and has elected to stand trial by judge and jury.

Hatcher, who was Pynn's girlfriend at the time of Winsor's death, has not yet entered a plea.

Pynn is scheduled to return to court in St. John's in February for a sentencing hearing.