Project Innocence Quebec is an initiative of Lida Sara Nouraie, who began the effort in 2002 as a student. She was named as a judge to the Quebec court last November.
Over the past year, a Quebec non-profit that advocates for the wrongfully convicted has convinced the federal justice minister to take a second look at two cases in which people have been declared guilty.
“We are talking about one or two cases a year in Canada for which the minister of justice will grant a corrective action,” Saint-Jacques said.“For us to succeed in a case of this nature is indeed a very big victory.” On April 29, Virani’s office said in a statement that the minister “has determined that there are reasonable grounds to conclude that a miscarriage of justice likely occurred” in Paquin’s case. “This determination is a result of the identification of new and significant information that was not submitted to the courts at the time of Mr. Paquin’s trial or appeal, calling into question the overall fairness of the process.
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