Among the many differing cases of wrongfully convicted Canadians, the case of Guy Paul Morin is very interesting. There were many issues that caused an innocent man from Queensville, Ontario to be convicted of the murder of Christine Jessop. We’re going to look at how the police failed to conduct a thorough investigation, how the court system failed, and how cases like this can be preventing in the future. Christine Jessop was a nine year old girl who after bring dropped off by the school bus at
The Wrongful Conviction of Canadian, Guy Paul Morin On January 23, 1995 Guy Paul Morin was exonerated of a first-degree murder conviction of Christine Jessop, ten years after his arrest and two lengthy criminal trials. This is a case where the justice system failed at all levels and has left the Ontario courts asking how it happened. On October 3, 1984 nine year old Christine Jessop was abducted from her home in Queensville, Ontario. Her body was found three months later, fifty five kilometers
This essay will give a critical review of the R-v-Guy Paul Morin case, which started to take place in Canada over twenty years ago. It will look at both the prosecution and defence cases, the evidence given within both cases and the decisions from both court cases and the appeal, which finally freed Guy Paul Morin. On New Years Eve 1984 Christine Jessop a nine-year-old girl from Ontario, Canada was found murdered in a field about fifty kilometres from where she lived. Christine Jessop’s body had
society. If a criminal cannot be caught then people will look down upon the system in disgrace. In many cases, officers will arrest an individual who fits a certain description that they know will lead to an arrest and conviction. In the case of Guy Paul Morin it shows how the system failed in aiding the innocent who abide to the law. The law is established to protect those who are innocent from being targeted because of the law. The aspect of wrongful conviction is established within law to protect
not fair for the accused and was not given the chance to be seen as an innocent person. Our Justice system has to be changed in order to prevent more wrongful convictions. Another case that ended up as a tragic wrongful conviction is the Morin Inquiry. Mr. Morin was
"The official version of law - what the legal world would have us believe about itself - is that it is an impartial neutral and objective system for resolving social conflict" (Naffine 1990, p. 24). The official version of law is blindly followed by today’s modern legal system. The legal system is supposed to act in a just manner that is committed to equality for all that it ensures that everyone is treated the same in the eye of law. It is inaccurate to believe that the official version of law is
Some argue that Direct Cinema’s approach is dishonest, because their subjects attitu... ... middle of paper ... ...f truthfulness when they are interviewing their subjects. In the film “Chronicle of a Summer” we can see how Jean Rouch and Edgar Morin appear in the frame in more than one occasion, their participation on the film was clear specially because the would give biased opinions, and ask subjective questions. This method is quest Works Cited Barnouw, Erik. Documentary: a history of the
Offender profiling is often promoted as being a proven method in assisting criminal investigations and catching criminals, but there remains an abundance of inconsistencies and issues surrounding this method within the criminology and criminal justice field, and on its eligibility to be used as a solid method of apprehending offenders. Evidence gained within approximately the last decade strongly supports the argument that offender profiles are not useful for police to use in investigations. This
1. Anderson, Barrie “Marginalization and Wrongful Convictions” in Manufacturing Guilt: Wrongful Convictions in Canada, 2nd Edition, pp. 7-25. © 2009 Fernwood Publishing Co., Ltd.. The article Marginalization and Wrongful Convictions, discusses issues with Canadian criminal justice system that has led to wrongful convictions. This problem seems to be more complex than just human errors. (Anderson, 2009: 7) Wrongful convictions closely contribute to the practice of the Adversarial Legal Processes
Within the Justice system, forensic linguistics, as a fairly new field of forensics, is still shrouded in skepticism and doubt over the legitimacy of the evidence provided by forensic linguists. However, as Doctor Robert Andrew Leonard says, “to understand law, one must understand language,” supporting the foundation of forensic linguistics, which is based in language (Leonard). Even in its ‘infancy,’ forensic linguistics has proven its reliability in court through its contribution of vital evidence
Wrongful convictions in Canada is a very sensitive and disturbing topic that has created concerns as to why individuals are being wrongfully convicted. As people in Canada read about cases involving wrongful conviction, such as Guy Paul Morin, Rubin Carter and David Millguard, it often undermines their faith in the criminal justice system. Tunnel vision, the use of questionable DNA evidence, and eyewitness misidentification are the three main causes of wrongful convictions in Canada. Recognizing