APPLICATIONS FOR MINISTERIAL REVIEW - MISCARRIAGES OF JUSTICE

ANNUAL REPORT 2007

MINISTER OF JUSTICE

National Library of Canada cataloguing in publication data

Canada. Department of Justice

Annual report, applications for ministerial review, miscarriages of justice

Annual.

2007-

Text in English and French on inverted pages.

Title on added t.p.: Rapport annuel, demande de révision auprès du ministre, erreurs judiciaires.

Issued also on the Internet.

Variant title: Applications for ministerial review, miscarriages of justice.

ISBN 978-0-662-69958-3

Cat. no. J1-3/2006

 

1. Judicial error - Canada - Periodicals.

2. Appellate procedure - Canada - Periodicals.

3. Criminal justice, Administration of - Canada - Periodicals.

I. Title.

 

Internet:

Cat. no. J1-3/2007E-PDF

ISBN 978-0-662-46449-5

 

Published by authority of the Minister of Justice and
Attorney General of Canada

by the

Communications Branch
Department of Justice
Ottawa, Canada

 

© Her Majesty the Queen in Right of Canada, 2007, as represented by the Minister of Justice

Printed in Canada

Also available in French under the title: Rapport annuel, demandes de révision auprès du ministre, erreurs judiciaires

 

Table of Contents

Introduction

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
      Preliminary Assessment
      Investigation
      Investigation Report
      Decision by the Minister
   Authorizations for the Use of the Minister’s Investigative Powers

Emerging Issues and Developments

Public Inquiries
Inquiry into Pediatric Forensic Pathology in Ontario
Simon Marshall
Randy Druken

Remedies Granted by the Minister

Romeo Phillion
Update on Remedies Granted
   Steven Truscott
   Danny Wood
   André Tremblay
The Year Ahead

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
Judicial Review

Appendices

Appendix 1: Sections 696.1 to 696.6 of the Criminal Code (Part XXI.1)

Appendix 2: Regulations Respecting Applications for Ministerial Review – Miscarriages of Justice

Appendix 3: Contacting the Criminal Conviction Review Group