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Court Watch: sexual assault cases, the Sandeson trial, and courtroom etiquette

April 26, 2017 By Christina Macdonald

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In the News Myths and stereotypes played a role in cab driver acquittal, says law prof Dalhousie law professor Elaine Craig’s forthcoming Canadian Bar Review paper received national media attention this week, and rightly so. She calls out not just Judge Gregory Lenehan for making specific legal errors, but also the Crown and defence lawyers…

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Filed Under: Commentary, Featured, Subscribers only Tagged With: Behrang Foroughi-Mobarakeh, cab driver acquittal, Court Watch, Courtroom etiquette, Elaine Craig, Judge Gregory Lenehan, Justice Arnold, Justice Patrick Murray, sexual assault trials, Susan MacKay, trial of William Michael Sandeson

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