APPLICATIONS FOR MINISTERIAL REVIEW
- MISCARRIAGES OF JUSTICE
ANNUAL REPORT 2006
National
Library of Canada cataloguing in publication data
Canada. Department of Justice
Annual report, applications for ministerial review, miscarriages
of justice
Annual.
2006-
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 0-662-49509-8
Cat. no. J1-3/2006
1. Judicial error - Canada - Périodicals.
2. Appellate procedure - Canada - Périodicals.
3. Criminal justice, Administration of - Canada - Periodicals.
I. Title.
KE9375.C32 2003 345.71'05 C2003-980279-5E
Internet:
Cat. no. J1-3/2006E-PDF
ISBN 0-662-44083-8
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, 2006, 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
The Special Advisor to the Minister
Conviction Reviews By Outside Agents
Authorizations for the Use of the Minister's Investigative Powers
Contacting the CCRG
Emerging Issues
Bail Pending Ministerial Decision
Public Inquiries
Education on Wrongful Convictions
Post-Conviction Disclosure
Ontario Criminal Conviction Review Committee
Manitoba Justice Initiatives
Remedies Granted by the Minister
André Tremblay
Update on Remedies Granted
Rodney Cain
Steven Truscott
Darcy Bjorge
Danny Wood
James Driskell
The Year Ahead
How the Conviction Review Process Works
Applying for a Conviction Review
Guiding Principles
Stages of the Review
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
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