The Causes of Wrongful Conviction and the Challenges Involved in Convincing Courts to Reopen Cases
Lincoln Alexander Law student Vanessa Kiraly writes about Glen Eugene Assoun and how key factors contributed to his wrongful conviction.
October 12, 2021
For the second Volume of The Wrongful Conviction Law Review (external link) , Vanessa writes about Innocence Canada's most recently exonerated client, Glen Eugene Assoun, who was imprisoned for 17 years prior to his acquittal on March 1, 2019. Factors that contribute to wrongful convictions include direct police misconduct, tunnel vision, unreliable witness testimony, and the use of jailhouse informants. Read Vanessa's paper here (external link) .