Donald Marshall Jr.
Mi'kmaw man wrongly convicted of murder (1953–2009) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Donald Marshall Jr. (13 September 1953 – 6 August 2009) was a Mi'kmaq man who was wrongly convicted of murder. The case inspired a number of questions about the fairness of the Canadian justice system, especially given that Marshall was Aboriginal; as the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation put it, "The name Donald Marshall is almost synonymous with 'wrongful conviction' and the fight for native justice in Canada."[2] The case inspired the Michael Harris book, Justice Denied: The Law Versus Donald Marshall and the subsequent film Justice Denied[3]. His father, Donald Marshall Sr., was grand chief of the Mi'kmaq Nation at the time.
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Born | (1953-09-13)13 September 1953[1] Sydney, Nova Scotia, Canada |
Died | 6 August 2009(2009-08-06) (aged 55) Sydney, Nova Scotia |
Nationality | Mi'kmaq Canadian |
Known for | Wrongful murder conviction |
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