Guy Paul Morin: The Canadian Justice System

Whenever someone states the country of Canada most people from other countries think of cold weathers, Mounties and people living in igloos. The reality is far from being that with there being warm summers and police with much better vehicles other than a horse. The country has a good government and a good justice system. Like most systems, the justice system in Canada is far from being perfect. There are multiple occasions where people are convicted of committing a crime that they truthfully did not do. One of that being Guy Paul Morin a Canadian citizen who was convicted for the murder and rape of his 9 year old neighbor Christine Jessop just for being weird. People can learn from Guy Paul Morin by him showing that the justice system has
The case had a total of three trials which lasted for about ten years. For the first trial Guy Paul was defended by a famous Toronto lawyer named Clayton Ruby (Guy). He was well known for facing tough criminal cases and his main defense in this trial was that the police did not build up a proper case before arresting his client, Guy Paul was then found not guilty but that trial was appealed and a second trial took place six years later. In the second case he was found guilty where he was against Neil McGuigan and was defended by Jack Kofshy (Guy). Unlike the first trial, Guy Paul was found guilty and was send to a lifetime in prison. Then 18 months into his prison sentence he was bailed out for $40,000 and had a third and final trial (Faryon). In this trial came new DNA evidence which proved that the seamen found on the underwear of Christine Jessop did not match Guy Paul’s DNA. With that in mind he was released of all charges and was let go. It took him 10 years and 3 visits to the court to be proven to not be guilty. It was known by him and his family that he was not guilty and that by the end of it all, the actual killer may not be found. This is a story which showcases a life of a man and his struggles against the Canadian justice system. Then finally after ten years he can live life knowing that he will no longer be judged of being a murderer. That is why his life can inspire people to
Guy Paul has a lot of people against him during the 10 years of him being labeled as a murderer. It did not help that there was police misconduct during the investigation and them not having reliable information during the trial. The police also had bias against him in the investigation like calling him weird, judging him for doing the things he loves to do and lying under oath to get him guilty. With all of that, Guy Paul knew he was innocent so he went to 3 trials and 10 years of torture to free his name. That is why many people can learn from the weird, Guy Paul