Supreme Court orders new trial in Jennifer Pan case
- The Supreme Court of Canada has ordered new first-degree murder trials for Jennifer Pan and three co-accused convicted in an attack on her parents, but upheld the attempted murder convictions.
- Jennifer Pan was sentenced to life for first-degree murder and attempted murder after her mother was killed and her father was seriously injured during the incident.
- The Court of Appeal found that the trial judge erred in jury instructions, limiting scenarios presented to the jury regarding the attack.
- Chief Justice Richard Wagner stated that there was reasonable doubt about whether the mother was an intended target, thereby necessitating new trials for first-degree murder.
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The Ontario woman at the centre of a Netflix murder-for-hire documentary is getting a new trial. Here’s how you can watch ‘What Jennifer Did’
Markham resident Jennifer Pan has been ordered a new first-degree murder trial by the Supreme Court of Canada. Pan was sentenced in 2015 to life in prison without parole for 25 years. She is the focus of a Netflix documentary.


Supreme court orders new first-degree murder trial for Jennifer Pan who is eligible for parole
A Supreme Court panel has ruled that the Ontario Court of Appeals was right to order a new trial on Jennifer Pan’s first-degree murder conviction and to uphold her attempted murder conviction and sentence of life, which she and her co-accused, Daniel Wong, Lenford Crawford and David Mylvaganam, will continue to serve.
‘Air of reality’: Supreme court orders new Jennifer Pan trial
A Supreme Court panel has ruled that the Ontario Court of Appeals was right to order a new trial on Jennifer Pan’s first-degree murder conviction and to uphold her attempted murder conviction and sentence of life, which she and her co-accused, Daniel Wong, Lenford Crawford and David Mylvaganam, will continue to serve.
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