Police breached accused Quebec man’s right to counsel, Supreme Court rules
The lawyer did turn up, but police did not allow him to see Dussault.
Dussault pleaded guilty to the arson charge, but at his murder trial he was unsuccessful in trying to have an incriminating statement he made to police excluded from evidence on the basis he was denied his charter-protected right to counsel.Dussault was convicted of murder but the Quebec Court of Appeal allowed his appeal, set aside the guilty verdict and ordered a new trial.
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