US EditionMan Who Killed 2 People with Sword in Quebec City on Halloween 2020 Granted New Trial
The Court of Appeal found the trial judge's failure to instruct the jury properly on the defendant's silence significant, ordering a new trial in the 2020 Quebec City sword attacks.
- On Tuesday, the Quebec Court of Appeal ordered a new trial for Carl Girouard, overturning his 2022 conviction for the 2020 Halloween sword attacks that killed two people and injured five others in Quebec City.
- Originally from Sainte-Th, Que, Girouard had been sentenced to life in prison without parole eligibility for 25 years after jurors rejected his mental disorder defense for the random attacks on Suzanne Clermont and François Duchesne.
- Judge Fran Grenier failed to provide a "restrictive instruction" to the 11 jurors regarding the limited use of Girouard's right to remain silent during police interrogation, the Court of Appeal ruled.
- Defense lawyer Pierre Gagnon had argued that the Crown's interpretation of Girouard's silence was "problematic," while the Crown told Radio-Canada it is "rigorously and seriously analyzing" the court's decision.
- The unanimous ruling by the panel of three judges necessitates a new trial for Girouard, who previously faced life imprisonment without parole eligibility for 25 years following his 2022 conviction.
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Man who killed 2 people with sword in Quebec City on Halloween 2020 granted new trial
QUÉBEC - Quebec's Court of Appeal has ordered a new trial for a man convicted of killing two people and injuring five others with a sword on Halloween night in
New trial ordered for man found guilty of murder in Quebec City Halloween sword attacks
In a decision rendered Tuesday, the Quebec Court of Appeal has ordered a new trial for Carl Girouard, the man who was found guilty of first-degree murder following the Quebec City sword attacks on Halloween night in 2020.
Quebec City sword attack 2020: Court overturns Carl Girouard's guilty verdict
The Court of Appeal overturned the guilty verdict of Carl Girouard, the perpetrator of the fatal sword attacks in Quebec City on Halloween night in 2020. Girouard had been found guilty of first-degree murder and attempted murder and sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole for 25 years. In a decision made […]
The Court of Appeal overturned the guilty verdict of Carl Girouard, the author of the sabre attacks in Old Quebec in 2020.
The Court of Appeal overturned the guilty verdict of Carl Girouard, the author of the sabre attacks in Old Quebec, explaining that using the silence of the accused to help establish his guilt was "contrary to the raison d'être of the right to remain silent." In 2022, Carl Girouard had been [...]
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