Kaufman Report
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The The Commission on Proceedings Involving Guy Paul Morin, commonly known as the Kaufman Report, was created to address the wrongful conviction
in 1992 of Guy Paul Morin
for murdering Christine Jessop on October 3, 1984 for which he was exonerated
by DNA evidence on January 23, 1995.
On June 26, 1996, the Lieutenant Governor
in Council directed that a public inquiry
be held, and a commission was issued appointing the Honourable Fred Kaufman, Q.C., a former judge of the Quebec Court of Appeal
, as commissioner.
The hearings began on February 10, 1997, continuing for 146 days, calling 120 witnesses, and combing through over 100,000 pages of documents. Kaufman gave an oral ruling on October 22, 1997 and his report was released afterward and containing 119 recommendations.
Miscarriage of justice
A miscarriage of justice primarily is the conviction and punishment of a person for a crime they did not commit. The term can also apply to errors in the other direction—"errors of impunity", and to civil cases. Most criminal justice systems have some means to overturn, or "quash", a wrongful...
in 1992 of Guy Paul Morin
Guy Paul Morin
Guy Paul Morin is a Canadian who was wrongly convicted of the October 1984 rape and murder of his eight-year-old next-door neighbour, Christine Jessop of Queensville, Ontario. DNA testing led to a subsequent overturning of this verdict....
for murdering Christine Jessop on October 3, 1984 for which he was exonerated
Exoneration
Exoneration occurs when a person who has been convicted of a crime is later proved to have been innocent of that crime. Attempts to exonerate convicts are particularly controversial in death penalty cases, especially where new evidence is put forth after the execution has taken place.The term...
by DNA evidence on January 23, 1995.
On June 26, 1996, the Lieutenant Governor
Lieutenant Governor of Ontario
The Lieutenant Governor of Ontario is the viceregal representative in Ontario of the Canadian monarch, Queen Elizabeth II, who operates distinctly within the province but is also shared equally with the ten other jurisdictions of Canada and resides predominantly in her oldest realm, the United...
in Council directed that a public inquiry
Inquiry
An inquiry is any process that has the aim of augmenting knowledge, resolving doubt, or solving a problem. A theory of inquiry is an account of the various types of inquiry and a treatment of the ways that each type of inquiry achieves its aim.-Deduction:...
be held, and a commission was issued appointing the Honourable Fred Kaufman, Q.C., a former judge of the Quebec Court of Appeal
Quebec Court of Appeal
The Court of Appeal for Quebec is the highest judicial court in Quebec, Canada....
, as commissioner.
The hearings began on February 10, 1997, continuing for 146 days, calling 120 witnesses, and combing through over 100,000 pages of documents. Kaufman gave an oral ruling on October 22, 1997 and his report was released afterward and containing 119 recommendations.