02.12.2016 - By Michael Spratt, Emilie Taman
Ottawa lawyers Michael Spratt and Emilie Taman and special guest Carissima Mathen discuss Netflix super popular docu-series Making a Murderer one episode at a time. So, Episode 8 is where Steven Avery is acquitted and all charges against Brandon are dropped - right? Oh yah - it is the exact opposite. This episode we are joined by Carissima Mathen - law professor at the University of Ottawa and an expert in the Constitution of Canada, criminal law and U.S. Constitutional Law. We chat about some Canadian/American differences - jurors can talk about deliberations? the judge's closing charge was 14 pages? And seriously - lawyers look so much cooler in vests, gowns, and tabs! Follow Carissima on twitter: @cmathen