Summary
At issue is whether chief witness Matthew Lovelace was given immunity on a cocaine possession charge in exchange for testifying against [Frank Ostrowski]. Lovelace was acquitted of the charge, at a trial where no evidence was called, months after Ostrowski was convicted.
Ostrowski said such a review would show Lovelace got a deal and that he got an unfair trial. He is waiting for [Patrick LeSage]'s report and has not filed a wrongful conviction application to the federal justice minister.Besides Ostrowski and [James Driskell], there are three other Manitoba wrongful conviction cases. Only Thomas Sophonow's case has been resolved with an apology and financial compensation.See the full content of this document
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Convict Believes His Fate Lies in Report
By Bruce Owen
A convicted murderer hopes a report into the wrongful conviction of James Driskell will be his...See the full content of this document
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