Wrongful Convictions Guy Paul Morin Case

On evening of June 9th 1959 in a small town named Clinton Ontario, a couple of hundred kilometres from London, Ontario, a fourteen year old Steven Truscott gave twelve year old classmate Cheryl ‘Lynne’ Harper a ride home on the crossbars of his bicycle, the pair rode along the Country Road. What occurred after this is still unknown, and is still debated due to the wealth of questionable information from varied sources. Around 11:20pm, Lynne’s father had notified officials of his daughter’s disappearance. Just two days later, Lynne Harper’s body was found in a forested area just next to the County Road. Lynne Harper had been sexually assaulted and strangled to death.

The murder of Leanne Tiernan was a high-profile English child abduction and murder case involving a schoolgirl who was abducted less than one mile from her home on the 26th of November 2000 in Leeds, West Yorkshire and subsequently murdered (Crime Investigation, 2015). On the evening, the 16 year old was on her way home from a Christmas shopping trip with her best friend, Sarah Whitehouse, when she disappeared (Crime Investigation, 2015). The girls had taken a bus into the suburb of Bramley but then parted company near Whitehouse’s home leaving Tiernan to continue alone towards her home (Crime Investigation, 2015). As Leanne Tiernan made her way home alone along an unlit path through an area of wooded wasteland known as Houghley Gill that she frequently used, John Taylor had been

The Canadian court system, like anything made by man, has flaws. One of these flaws is the wrongful conviction of many men and women like David Milgaard and Steven Truscott. These innocent men spent years of their life behind bars because of the court system, serving the sentence for a crime they did not commit.

Wrongful Canada(Wrongful Convictions) A wrongful conviction is when somebody is accused and convicted of a crime in which they didn’t commit. There have been many cases of people being wrongfully convicted and having to spend years in jail before they finally be released, and sometimes not. There have been cases where people have been wrongfully convicted, spent their whole life in jail and eventually receive the death penalty and get killed for a crime that they didn’t commit.

According to the National Registry of Exonerations (1),(2), from the year 2016 alone shows a record number of 166 exonerations, which almost one-third are wrongful homicide convictions.

Since the very beginning of time our Founding Fathers and those that basically built the foundation of this country left a lot of responsibility in the hands of our government and the bases of religion. From Darryl Hunt to Arthur Allan Thomas to Richard Jewell every year there are wrongful convictions that make their way across the courts around the United States. Every year citizens are brought into the courtrooms with cases to present to the judge and jury and although our country places so much responsibility in the hands of the jury and judges across the country, there are times when they simply make mistakes. With so

R v Morin is a case concerning the murder of 9 year old Christine Jessop and the wrongful conviction of Guy Paul Morin. Christine Jessop went missing on October 3, 1984, after searching for days there was no sign of Christine. Almost 3 months later on December 31, 1984 Christine’s body was found 50 kilometers away, she had been stabbed several times in the chest which had been the cause of death the semen on her clothing also suggested that she was raped. On February 14 1985 Christine’s mother told the police that Guy was a “weird type of guy” which caught the police’s attention. They set up surveillance on the Morin home on February 19 and interviewed Guy on February 22, the police suspected Guy even more, because of some comments he made.

A crime against the state is seen as a violation of the rule of law, while crime against people is seen as a violation of human rights, and both conditions lead to the punishment of the offender befitting the crime. In this process of achieving justice, those highly impacted by these wrong actions are often ignored; the battle between the offender and the Crown often makes the victim, a mere spectator. The Canadian Criminal Justice System is continuing to do its best in addressing the dissatisfaction victims feel towards the authorities. However, study of literature shows that although victim rights have come a long way and are continuing to develop further, they are not successful in addressing the concerns of the victim. The article, “Crime

Canada’s Criminal Justice System and its personnel’s may not be as perfect as it is portrayed. Authorities such as the police and judges are shown as making ethical decisions in favor of peace, equity, and justice in society, although, they may go beyond their boundaries and abuse their powers and authority and are subject to review. In this paper I will discuss how police and judges abuse their powers and authority within the Canadian Justice System and how it is dealt with as well as critique it from both an advantageous and disadvantageous perspective. First, I will discuss the mechanisms, such as the guidelines and rules

Do you know someone who is serving time for s crime they did not commit? Have you wondered how a system has failed the very people it was designed to serve and protect? The American judicial system has a prolonged record of wrongful conviction dating back centuries ago. Wrongful convictions is when a person, who in actuality is innocent yet have been sentenced by a jury or other official courtroom. This misguided thinking by the system brought about individuals being executed by deadly injection. African Americans are more likely to be wrongfully convicted than Caucasians in murder, sexual assault and drug related cases. Dating back from 1989 to mid-October of 2016 of the 1,900 wrongful convictions documented, 47% involved in the exoneration

It has been reported that millions of crimes is committed in the United States of America which violates and harms the individual rights, properties, and freedoms that are not only guaranteed to American citizens of this country. It has been highlighted that justice is dealt with according to the crimes committed based on the findings and principles of our country, which derived from the Constitution of the United States. While it has been argued justice may not always be fair due to certain rights given to those who may be charged with crime sometimes an error is made. A simple mistake, a missing or broken link in the chain that represents the investigation and trial processes causes an innocent bystander to become caught up in an investigation. More importantly, in many cases can result in a wrongful conviction. This error can rise from many forms like a mistaken eyewitness identification, a false confession, misconduct of the governing authorities, improper forensic investigation, or including staff that neglect to make efforts or unskilled litigation by the defense attorneys. Those whom are affected endure years in prison, deal with lost wages, isolation from friends and family, scrutiny from potential employers, and isolation from their community.

Robert is now suing the Attorney General, the Toronto Police Services, and the defence lawyers who represented him at his first trial, in an attempt to receive some compensation for the years, opportunities, and peace of mind he lost. This lawsuit is still in

After his conviction, an organization was formed to help him prove his innocence, called the "Justice for Guy Paul Morin Committee." Guy was granted bail on February 9, 1993, with the help of this organization, and together, planned to appeal Guy's conviction. They intended to win the appeal on the premise that the hair and fibre evidence, as well as the testimonies of Guy's cellmates, presented by the Crown were not reliable or trustworthy, and therefore should not be enough for conviction. However, another DNA test on the semen stain evidence found on Christine's underwear was made, and eventually removed the need to even think about the testimonies and hair and fibre evidence. Previous attempts to get results failed because DNA technology was not advanced enough at the time, but with almost a decade passing since the original crime occurred, the DNA test was successful, and proved that the DNA evidence found at the crime scene did not belong to Guy. As stated by the Crown prosecutor: "The evidence proves as an indisputable scientific fact that Mr. Morin is not guilty of the first degree murder of Christine Jessop, and should be

The hit television series Law and Order Special Victims Unit deals with cases that can be very controversial when the accused is a celebrity. In the fifteenth year episode nine the detectives had to make a decision that would could destroy the accused career if they made the wrong choice. Through the different characters in this episode there are different ethics that they follow.

The 26th of November, 2000, began like every other Sunday for sixteen year-old Leanne and her family. Leanne routinely had her morning breakfast, went to Sunday school, and then joined her grandmother in the church. That day, Leanne and her fifteen year-old friend Sarah Whitehouse had decided to take a trip to Leeds city centre to do some early Christmas shopping. Leanne was last seen when she parted ways with Sarah when she set off along an unlit path through an area of wooded wasteland known as Houghley Gill. Sharon, Leanne’s mother, tried calling her at 5:20p.m., but there was no answer. At 7p.m., Sharon called the police and filed a missing person’s inquiry.