CRIM 2652 Lecture Notes - Lecture 20: Guy Paul Morin, Fresh Evidence, Miscarriage
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David levy - sta lawyer at innocence canada. Innocence canada is a national non-pro t organization, founded in 1993. Innocence canada foundation is a registered charity. 1) review and correct past wrongful convictions: prevent future wrongful convictions through legal education and legislative change. Initial assessment by the case review committee (crc) Thursday, march 1, 2018 innocence canada may adopt a case in one of either two circumstances. 1) innocence canada is satis es that an individual who has been convicted of a serious crime did not commit that crime and is innocent. 2) innocence canada is satis ed that an individual who has been convicted of a serious crime and has exhausted all appellate remedies is a victim of an injustice and is likely innocent. This may be the case where establishing innocence may be elusive and unattainable for the convicted person.