[Jughead]

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MONTREAL - The appeal of the verdict in the case of former cardiologist Guy Turcotte is to begin in Montreal Monday.

In 2011, Turcotte was found not criminally responsible in the 2009 stabbing deaths of his two children, Anne-Sophie, 3, and Olivier, 5. Turcotte had been charged with first-degree murder.

The Crown plans to argue before a three-judge panel at Quebec’s Court of Appeal that the verdict of not criminally responsible should not have been presented as an option to the jury. It wants the court to order a new trial.

Turcotte was released from a psychiatric facility in December after 46 months in custody.

http://www.montrealgazette.com/news/App ... story.html

Great news! I hope the prosecutors succeed in obtaining a re-trial and subsequent conviction. After following the initial trial and hearing the "not criminally responsible" verdict, I could not believe my ears. This could not be happening, not in our civilized society. Our justice system has been downgraded to mediocre status at best. This fellow literally murdered two innocent children in 2009, his own children at that, and he is now a free man. The only way to provide justice to the victims (his murdered children) here would be to convict Mr. Turcotte of Capital Murder. But unfortunately Canada does not have the death penalty. Therefore he needs to spend the rest of his life in prison.

There is the likelihood that the defense team will try and use the "Double Jeopardy" argument to try and avoid a retrial. However, the court of appeal needs to use whatever arsenal at their disposal to overrule/discredit this argument and allow the re-trial. Justice needs to take it's course here as it's long overdue.

[saturn_656]

Courts across the nation need serious overhauls. Too many shitheads are walking for a myriad of reasons, some ridiculous enough to make you want to rip your hair out in frustration.

[saturn_656]

Ontario mother’s gang rape case thrown out because of ‘slow’ and ‘inefficient’ court system

http://news.nationalpost.com/2013/09/27 ... rt-system/

Airdrie woman standing tall after alleged abuser's case thrown out

http://www.calgarysun.com/2012/12/02/ai ... thrown-out

‘I thought I did right’: Edmonton mother not criminally responsible for drowning seven-year-old son

http://news.nationalpost.com/2013/09/13 ... r-old-son/

Woman not criminally responsible after van rams moped

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scot ... -1.1319377

Woman not criminally responsible in abduction of Oshawa boy

http://www.durhamregion.com/news-story/ ... shawa-boy/

Woman who killed grandmother found not criminally responsible

http://www.torontosun.com/2012/12/14/wo ... esponsible

I could do this all night. Sad eh?

[saturn_656]

What the hell, here is a couple more.

Man found not criminally responsible for killing woman , 60

http://www.thestar.com/news/crime/2008/ ... an_60.html

Woman found not criminally responsible for killing child, 3

http://www.thestar.com/news/crime/2009/ ... ild_3.html

EDIT:

Man found not criminally responsible for killing cop

http://www.mississauga.com/news-story/3 ... lling-cop/

[Jabberwalker]

Not guilty by reason of insanity is crap. The crime was committed. The verdicts should read: "Guilty, but insane" and the treatment should fit that of an insane criminal not a bad little boy.

[housewife]

Jabberwalker Jabberwalker:

Not guilty by reason of insanity is crap. The crime was committed. The verdicts should read: "Guilty, but insane" and the treatment should fit that of an insane criminal not a bad little boy.

I love it!! But it is so perfect no one will go for it.

Our system is so screwed.