Forensics: False guilty pleas and marginalized defendants. New wrongful convictions database spurs hope of reforms, change in Canada

Posted on February 21, 2023 by csidds

As the database launches there are 83 cases in it where a conviction was overturned, with only 16 of them involved Indigenous people.
— Read on globalnews.ca/news/9499324/wrongful-convictions-database-reforms-change-canada/

About csidds

Dr. Michael Bowers is a long time forensic consultant in the US and international court systems.
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