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Hinse's wrongful conviction decision includes 'totally new law'.
- Source :
- Canadian Lawyer; Jun2011, Vol. 35 Issue 6, p9-11, 2p
- Publication Year :
- 2011
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Abstract
- The article discusses on how Canada's federal government handled the case of Réjean Hinse for armed robbery in Mont-Laurier in 1961. It highlights how lawyers representing Hinse obtained a financial compensation after seeking redress for unlawful conviction. It states that Quebec Supreme Court Justice Hélène Poulin found the federal attorney general's office as guilty of institutional negligence. It also mentions that such failure caused an additional damage to Hinse.
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 07032129
- Volume :
- 35
- Issue :
- 6
- Database :
- Supplemental Index
- Journal :
- Canadian Lawyer
- Publication Type :
- Periodical
- Accession number :
- 84446211