Karen and Alex discuss how Double Jeopardy laws are applied in Canada, and how they differ from those in the US. We review four different cases and how double jeopardy laws played a role in their outcomes.
Cases Discussed:Richard Leonard Walker | Edmonton, 2013 Daniel Hodgson | Iqaluit, Nunavut, 2017 Colin Tweedie | Victoria County, NS, 2019 Guy Paul Morin | Queensville, Ontario, 1984
Sources:IMDB: Double Jeopardy https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0150377/plotsummary/
Wyman & Williamson | Criminal Defense Lawyers: Can I Be Tried Twice For The Same Crime In Canada? https://albertalegal.ca/can-i-be-tried-twice-for-the-same-crime-in-canada/
USA Double Jeopardy Laws Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Double_Jeopardy_Clause
Overview of (American) Double Jeopardy Clauses https://constitution.congress.gov/browse/essay/amdt5-3-1/ALDE_00000858/
British Columbia Prosecution Service Crown Counsel Policy Manual, Policy: Appeals by Crown to the Court of Appeal and Supreme Court of Canada (Effective Date: March 1, 2018) https://www2.gov.bc.ca/assets/gov/law-crime-and-justice/criminal-justice/prosecution-service/crown-counsel-policy-manual/app-1.pdf
Appeals and Interventions in the Provinces and Territories https://www.ppsc-sppc.gc.ca/eng/pub/fpsd-sfpg/fps-sfp/tpd/p3/ch15.html
Where Can You Appeal Your Conviction? Kruse Law https://www.kruselaw.ca/library/when-can-you-appeal-a-conviction-kruse-law/
Canadian Encyclopedia: Guy Paul Morin https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/guy-paul-morin-case
Nunavut Judge Made 'No Error of Law' in Murder Acquittal, Supreme Court of Canada Says. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/nunavut-judge-no-error-supreme-court-canada-1.7261726
Appeal Court Upholds Decision that Saw Accused Killer Acquitted. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/killer-trial-evidence-police-delay-1.7125935
A Judge Found an Edmonton Man Acted in Self-Defense When he Punched a Police Officer. Alberta's Top Court Just Overturned the Ruling https://edmontonjournal.com/news/crime/edmonton-police-officer-punched-mcdonalds-appeal
Appeal Court says Judge Who Acquitted N.S. Man in Hit-and-Run Death “Committed Errors of Law” https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/colin-hugh-tweedie-nova-scotia-court-of-appeal-decision-talia-forrest-1.6753357
Colin Tweedie Resentenced https://www.saltwire.com/atlantic-canada/colin-tweedie-sentenced-to-45-years-in-hit-and-run-death-of-talia-forrest-in-cape-breton-100982518
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