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Quebec man seeks bail as 1994 murder conviction likely a miscarriage of justice
The Crown acknowledged disclosure issues and new evidence questioning trial fairness; Jolivet has been detained for 33 years with a robust bail plan presented, court to rule on Friday.
- A bail hearing was held in Montreal on Wednesday with Justice Lyne Décarie saying she will rule on Friday, while the Crown did not oppose Daniel Jolivet, 68's bail request filed earlier this month.
- The October federal review was launched after investigators found reasonable grounds that a miscarriage of justice may have occurred, and the Crown acknowledged disclosure issues affecting trial fairness.
- The trial hinged on an informant's testimony that Jolivet confessed at a restaurant, but phone records and other undisclosed evidence showed he was on calls then, which Nicholas St-Jacques said would have changed trial strategy.
- St-Jacques argued jail records and the release plan reduce safety concerns, noting Jolivet's lack of violent offences and secured apartment with psychological support, while Benoit Lauzon said he cannot conclude Jolivet is `factually innocent` but acknowledged the miscarriage claim has merit.
- Convicted in 1994, Daniel Jolivet's case has a decades-long legal record, with the Supreme Court of Canada reinstating his conviction in 2000 after an appeal and repeated denied review requests by the federal justice minister before October.
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Quebec man seeks bail as 1994 murder conviction likely a miscarriage of justice
MONTREAL — A Quebec man whose murder conviction is being reviewed by the federal government will find out Friday if he can regain his freedom after more than three decades behind bars.
MONTREAL — A Quebecer, whose conviction for murder is reviewed by the federal government, will know on Friday whether he can regain his freedom after more than 30 years behind bars. Daniel Jolivet, now 68 years old, was convicted in 1994 of four murders in Brossard, Montérégie. In October, the federal government announced that there were reasonable grounds to believe that a miscarriage of justice had been committed in his case and that the Crimi…
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