CRM 3312 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Steven Truscott, Juvenile Delinquency, Parens Patriae
25 Jan 2017
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Most of key dna evidence with the real killer had been destroyed. Federal minister refers the case to the federal court of appeal. Truscott thought they would get a new trial, but the federal minister wants to bring the case to the highest court in canada. Instead of a new case, the federal minister believed it would be best to bring the case to. Court of appeal to get the case to the highest level. The court of appeal evidence showed that they could not find anything on the body. They took photos of the body and researched blow flies, and looked at the larvae and examined how long the person has been dead more accurate than stomach content. Steven truscott was exonerated, . 5 million in compensation. Harper (victim family) still think he is guilty. No lawyer present when they were interrogating him, didn"t notify the parents that he was arrested, held him for 2 days before they charged him.
