Truscott decision tomorrow

[phishtaper]

tomorrow, one of the biggest miscarriages of justice in Canadian history will come to an end.

in 1959, a 14yo boy named Steven Truscott was wrongly convicted of murder and became the youngest person ever to be sentenced to death. commuted to life in prison, and eventually paroled, he has been fighting to clear his name for years.

the Ontario Court of Appeal will hand down its ruling tomorrow - the final ruling in this case. after years of legal battles, including an unprecedented win at the Supreme Court of Canada; an admission of guilt by another man; support from the victim's family; proof of police malfeasance; forensic evidence showing Truscott could not have committed the crime, and; the support of family, friends, legal experts from around the world, and complete strangers - including most of the City of Guelph, tomorrow's decision will be the final say.

let's hope that some good still exists in our judicial system and a 50 year old wrong will be righted. my thoughts are with Truscott, his family and all those who care about justice in this country.

Some of today's articles:

Guelph Mercury

Toronto Star

National Post

[popo weenie]

i really cant explain how i feel about all this

imagine all those years in jail for something he didnt do. as i always thought that and what a time he must have had

hope all goes well for all the family

god bless

[phishtaper]

10 years to the day that Steven Truscott first formally appealed to have his murder conviction overturned, he was justly rewarded with an acquittal this morning and his conviction quashed.

Today is a good day for justice and fairness in Canada.

[Dr. J]

Today is a good day for justice and fairness in Canada.

It is indeed.

[StoneMtn]

The ruling had some very unkind words to say about the Crown and some of the evidence it failed to disclose as well as a photo that was taken in an intentionally "misleading" manner.

This was very uncool-ly handled 50 years ago, to say the least.