Tuesday, August 28, 2007

Steven Truscott: Conviction Finally Quashed

From Yahoo News:

A Canadian man jailed for murder at the age of 14 was acquitted Tuesday of raping and killing a female school classmate -- 48 years after the horrific crime.

The five-judge Ontario court of appeal ruled that the 1959 conviction of Steven Truscott, now aged 62, was "a miscarriage of justice, and must be quashed."

"It's a dream come true," an emotional Truscott told a press conference, as his wife and three children sobbed for joy beside him.

- Garry J. Wise, Toronto
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