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CONSTABLE JAMES FORCILLO – AN UPDATE

Posted bywpengine 30 April 2018

The panel of judges unanimously dismissed Const. James Forcillo’s appeal of both his conviction in the 2013 shooting death and his six-year prison sentence.

Source: Court of Appeal upholds conviction for Toronto cop who shot Sammy Yatim | The Star

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