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Pair convicted of second-degree murder in the 1993 stabbing death

Pair convicted of second-degree murder in the 1993 stabbing death

Freedom still remains out of reach for two sisters who have spent nearly 30 years in prison for what they say ...

Lawyers for two sisters who have spent nearly 30 years in prison for what they say are wrongful murder convictions told a bail hearing the women are victims of systemic racism in the justice system and false confessions.

YORKTON, Sask. — Lawyers for two sisters who have spent nearly 30 years in prison for what they say are wrongful murder convictions told a bail hearing the women are victims of systemic racism in the justice system and false confessions.

YORKTON, Sask.

Jacques Delisle, 85, was on Friday granted his request to be released from prison in Quebec, Canada The Justice Department ordered a new murder trial for the ex-judge after an extensive review concluded a miscarriage of justice likely occurred in his case Delisle was jailed back in 2012 after being found guilty of first-degree murder in the death of his 71-year-old wife Marie Nicole Rainville His wife of 49 years was found dead in their Quebec home back in 2009 after suffering a gunshot wound t...