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by Fahamida Zahan · Mar 17 , 2021

Protecting the Accused from Wrongful Convictions R v Riley: the SCC’s Stance on Convictions after Incorrect Use of the Vetrovec Instruction

What happens to the accused when a jury is incorrectly advised, leading to the accused’s conviction? The Supreme Court of Canada (“SCC”) addresses this question in R v Riley, 2020...

Criminal Law / Wrongful Convictions

by John Mastrangelo · Mar 16 , 2016

Mr. Big Confessions: Distinguishing Hart from Johnston

Among the more controversial areas of Canadian evidence law are confessions obtained through “Mr. Big” operations. This unique investigative tactic involves the creation of an elaborate but fictitious criminal organization...

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Criminal Law

by Mary Thibodeau · Mar 27 , 2015

A Right Without a Remedy? No Redress for Wrongful Conviction in Henry v British Columbia

Henry v British Columbia (Attorney General), 2014 BCCA 15, was recently granted leave to appeal to the Supreme Court of Canada (“SCC”). In 1983, Mr. Henry was wrongfully convicted of...

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