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Chief Justice Apologizes Over 1980s Wrongful Murder Convictions
In Saint John the Court of King's Bench chief justice offered a sincere apology to Robert Mailman and Walter Gillespie after the Crown declined to present evidence in a new trial, resulting in acquittal of the 1983 murder of George Gilman Leeman. The judge urged reforms to prevent miscarriages of justice and praised the defendants and their lawyers for exposing faults in the process.
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Fredericton
N.B
New Brunswick
Court of King’s Bench
Tracey DeWare
Robert Mailman
Walter Gillespie
George Gilman Leeman
Saint John
Mailman
Gillespie
DeWare
Arif Virani
Federal Justice Depart
David Taylor
Virani
Innocence Canada
James Lockyer
Erin Walsh
Lockyer
Taylor
New Brunswick Crown
Ted Flemming
Green
David Coon
Federal Department of Justice
Leeman
Court of Kings Bench