ANNUAL REPORT 2009 MINISTER OF JUSTICE

Table of Contents

• 1. Introduction
• 2. Addressing Possible Miscarriages of Justice
  • History of the Power to Review Criminal Convictions
  • The Current Conviction Review Process
  • Criminal Conviction Review Group
  • Conviction Reviews by Outside Agents
  • How the Conviction Review Process Works
    • Applying for a Conviction Review
    • The Special Advisor to the Minister
    • Stages of the Review
• 3. Emerging Issues and Developments
  • Judicial Decisions
  • Commission of Inquiry into the Wrongful Conviction of David Milgaard
  • Inquiry into Pediatric Forensic Pathology in Ontario
• 4. Remedies Granted by the Minister
  • Kyle Wayne Unger
  • Update on Previous Remedies Granted
    • Erin Michael Walsh
    • L.G.P.
    • Romeo Phillion
• 5. Statistical Information
  • Reporting Period
  • Application Requests
  • Applications Made to the Minister
  • Progress of Applications through the Conviction Review Process
  • Preliminary Assessments
  • Investigations
  • Decisions
  • Applications Abandoned or Held in Abeyance
  • Status of Applications at the End of the Fiscal Year
  • Statistics: November 2002 – March 31, 2009
• Appendix: Contacting the Criminal Conviction Review Group

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