Saint John, New Brunswick: Two men, Walter Gillespie, 80 years old, and Robert Mailman, 76 and dying of cancer, were finally acquitted of a murder they did not commit after 40 years. Get that: 40 years. […]
My blog title: “Justice Delayed”, has never been more apt. However, the Washington Innocence Project is now working on the case and seeking forensic evidence from the prosecutors that is relevant to the wrongful convictions. Truly, […]
The NDP government of British Columbia, according to Solicitor General Mike Farnworth, has decided to back the transition to a new police force from the RCMP for the province’s largest city. This decision is wise from […]
In the Globe and Mail, Saturday July 1, an article by Frances Bula (“Mayor Shut out Surrey Police while reinstating RCMP”) lays bare the kind of process that Surrey’s mayor, Brenda Locke, engaged in to facilitate […]
In choosing to return to its colonial style policing model, the Surrey council is demonstrating “failure to launch”. Initially, and until recently, the issue was said to be about money, i.e. retaining the RCMP would be […]
It is now time to look at the future, as to whether Burns and Rafay have futures at all. The only possibility for them now, as I see it, is for the Washington Innocence Project to […]
The United States Court of Appeals For the Ninth Circuit has issued its ruling in Atif Ahmad Rafay v. Eric Jackson. Affirmed State of Washington’s previous rulings in the case. A number of disturbing elements show […]
https://www.ca9.uscourts.gov/media/video/?20230216/20-35963/ Here’s a link to the court hearing. As difficult as it is to comprehend legalese, you might want to know some details to watch Rafay vs Jackson with some understanding. Our attorney is Daniel Woofter […]
The court hearing for the Rafay/Burns appeal will be held on February 16th in Seattle. The appeal is focused on Judge Mertel’s ruling to disallow alternative suspect evidence in the trial and the reliance on confession […]