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Quebec man convicted of four murders in 1994 may not have had fair trial, Crown says

In 1994, Daniel Jolivet was found guilty of four murders related to the fatal shootings of two men and two women that occurred in Brossard, Quebec, in November 1992.
Jolivet’s original verdict was overturned on appeal due to a trial judge’s error, but the Supreme Court of Canada reinstated the conviction in 2000.
In June, prosecutor Benoit Lauzon informed Jolivet’s lawyer that doubts have arisen regarding whether Jolivet received a just trial.
Nicholas St-Jacques of Projet Innocence Québec, who advocates for Jolivet, is urging the federal justice minister to authorize a retrial.
The Quebec Crown prosecutor’s office acknowledged it cannot rule out Jolivet being a miscarriage of justice, which could lead to further legal review.

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