Romeo phillion research

Appeal refers to the appellant, sometimes called the plaintiff in error, must file a notice of appeal, along with the necessary documents, to commence appellate review. The person against whom the appeal is brought, the appellee, then files a brief in response to the appellant's allegations.(http://legal-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/Appeal+(law) which means requesting a formal change to an official decision. In this case only one appeal had taken place.in 2009 Romeo Phillion sat through his first and last appeal. However, should this appeal even had taken place? The case was reopened in 2006, and in March 2009, the Ontario Court of Appeal overturned his 1972 murder conviction and granted him a new trial, in part because a 1968 police report establishing a clear alibi for Phillion had not been turned over to his defence lawyer. (trial.http://www.cbc.ca/news/background/phillion/) due to the fact that Phillion was wrongfully accused he should not have even had an appeal.

Witness testimony

Phillion was charged with the murder and during his 1972 trial four witnesses testified they saw Phillion in Ottawa on the day of the murder. Phillion was convicted and sentenced to life in prison with a minimum of ten years before parole (http://forejustice.org/db/Phillion--Romeo.html) in this particular case it was intriguing to come to realize that four witnesses had testified that they saw Phillion when intact he had not even been in the same area. Considering that this case was reopened 31 years after, unfortunately the people who testified was never put into question or put on trial. I believe those people should have been punished because not only did they put an innocent man away for over three decades but they swore on the bible that they would tell the truth and they should be punished for lying.

Probation/parole

The Ontario Court of Appeal overturned Mr. Phillion's murder conviction for the 1967 stabbing death of Ottawa firefighter Leopold