Criminal

‘Constellation of failings’ by counsel spurs retrial in Alberta sexual assault case

Thursday, November 12, 2020 @ 9:27 AM | By Michael McKiernan

An Alberta man faces a fresh trial on sexual assault charges after the province’s top court ruled his defence counsel’s error-strewn handling of the original proceeding rendered his convictions a miscarriage...

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