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Time to revisit the standard of proof. An important new decision that came out of the Alberta Court of Appeals (R v Ryon, 2019 ABCA 36) can not only reduce wrongful convictions, but it can also free some of the wrongly convicted and jailed (if defence and appeal attorneys know about it). As a non-lawyer I try to break it down for you.
By claryjaxonTime to revisit the standard of proof. An important new decision that came out of the Alberta Court of Appeals (R v Ryon, 2019 ABCA 36) can not only reduce wrongful convictions, but it can also free some of the wrongly convicted and jailed (if defence and appeal attorneys know about it). As a non-lawyer I try to break it down for you.