Sentences with phrase «alleged wrongful conviction»

Naughton, explaining his reasons for pulling the plug on INUK, said that it was «no longer acceptable that hundreds of students around the country can say on their CVs that they are working with an INUK innocence project when they know next to nothing about INUK or how to work on an alleged wrongful conviction cases».

My book looks at 11 cases of alleged wrongful conviction, all of which raise serious questions about the justice system.

AIDWYC contends that Canadian cases of alleged wrongful convictions should «not [be] examined from the adversarial perspective of trying to show that the convicted person was rightfully treated by the court system» as occurs at present through the Minister of Justice's current practice under section 696.1147 Rather, AIDWYC argues that an independent review board like CCRC should «undertake a fresh review without bias.»

Once these judicial avenues have been exhausted, section 696.1 of the Criminal Code of Canada (the «Criminal Code») allows the Minister of Justice to review alleged wrongful convictions.

Not exact matches

Creating an independent counsel to investigate claims of wrongful convictions and alleged civil rights violations by law enforcement.

I recommend that, in the future, there should be a completely independent entity established which can effectively, efficiently, and quickly review cases in which wrongful conviction is alleged.