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WHEN THE JUDGE AND CROWN GO OUT FOR DINNER AND DRINKS TOGETHER DURING A TRIAL = A MISCARRIAGE OF JUSTICE

Posted byDennis Reeve 2 June 20222 June 2022
https://www.stcatharinesstandard.ca/ts/news/gta/2022/06/01/a-miscarriage-of-justice-ontario-murder-conviction-tossed-over-prosecutors-close-friendship-with-trial-judge.html
Posted byDennis Reeve2 June 20222 June 2022Posted inUncategorized

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