Guy Paul Morin: Failure of the Justice System

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This paper details the numerous errors on the part of the Ontario police department, as well as the prosecutors who were determined to find Guy Paul Morin guilty of killing Christine Jessop. This paper explores the various reasons Morin was wrongfully convicted including the fact that the police did not seek out any other suspects, as they were sure Morin was guilty. On October 3, 1984, 9-year-old Christine Jessop was brutally beaten, stabbed, raped and murdered. Morin was charged with the murder of Christine Jessop. When the prosecution could not prove its case in 1986, Morin was acquitted of the murder. Immediately the verdict was appealed by the prosecution. The Supreme Court ruled that the judge misdirected the jury. Evidence played a key role in the conviction and exoneration of Guy Paul. This paper also details the main evidence that had been used against Guy Paul had in fact been contaminated since 1985.

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"Police had leads to other people, but did not follow up on them because they were just after Guy Paul, not anybody else. The first possible person is Paul Wilsonm he was seen cleaning the inside of his truck with a hose, which made his employer suspicious. Police just look at the truck and said "it looks fine" and that was the end of that. The second possible suspect was Tom Atkins. Atkins was charged with the sexual abuse of 5 year old and lived in the area. When he passed a polygraph test, police let him go, even though they had a search warrant and could have searched his house to be certain he did not have anything to do with the murder. The third suspect is Mike Taylor. He (Mike) had been working at the cemetery where Christine used to play, he also once threatened his sister with a gun. Mike once went after his father with a chainsaw, but he had an alibi for the night of the murder, his family. Later on, Mike's sister changed her story, but not with the police."

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