Guy Paul Morin

By meghanryland171999

  • Christine Jessop disappeared after being dropped off at home by a school bus

  • Christine Jessop is found over 50 kilometers from her home.

  • Christine was buried in the cemetery behind her family home where she used to play.

  • Police first became interested in Guy Paul Morin

  • Police set up surveillance of the Morin home

  • Guy was interviewed by two police officers

  • Guy Pul Morin was arrested

  • The first criminal trial began

  • Guy Paul Morin was acquitted

  • Attorney General of Ontario launched an appeal of Guy’s acquittal.

    The Crown claimed that the trial judge had made a mistake in directing the jury about the meaning of “reasonable doubt” and that the acquittal should therefore be thrown out and Guy retried

  • A second trial was ordered for Guy Paul Morin

  • Guy Paul's appeal to the Supreme Court to dismiss his appeal was rejected

  • Morin's second trial began

  • Guy Paul Morin was found guilty of 1st degree murder

  • Morin was granted bail

  • Ontario Court of Appeal set aside Guy’s conviction and entered an acquittal instead

  • Lieutenant Governor ordered that a public inquiry be conducted into the causes of Guy’s wrongful conviction

  • Report identified numerous factors that had contributed to this egregious miscarriage of justice

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