Real Justice: Convicted for Being Mi'kmaq

The story of Donald Marshall Jr.

Kids, School Tools, Law and Crime, People and Places, Biography, Non-Fiction
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Author: Bill Swan ISBN: 9781459404403
Publisher: James Lorimer & Company Ltd., Publishers Publication: March 1, 2013
Imprint: Lorimer Language: English
Author: Bill Swan
ISBN: 9781459404403
Publisher: James Lorimer & Company Ltd., Publishers
Publication: March 1, 2013
Imprint: Lorimer
Language: English

When a black teen was murdered in a Sydney, Cape Breton park late one night, his young companion, Donald Marshall Jr., became a prime suspect. Sydney police coached two teens to testify against Donald which helped convict him of a murder he did not commit. He spent 11 years in prison until he finally got a lucky break. Not only was he eventually acquitted of the crime, but a royal commission inquiry into his wrongful conviction found that a non-aboriginal youth would not have been convicted in the first place. Donald became a First Nations activist and later won a landmark court case in favour of native fishing rights. He was often referred to as the "reluctant hero" of the Mi'kmaq community.

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When a black teen was murdered in a Sydney, Cape Breton park late one night, his young companion, Donald Marshall Jr., became a prime suspect. Sydney police coached two teens to testify against Donald which helped convict him of a murder he did not commit. He spent 11 years in prison until he finally got a lucky break. Not only was he eventually acquitted of the crime, but a royal commission inquiry into his wrongful conviction found that a non-aboriginal youth would not have been convicted in the first place. Donald became a First Nations activist and later won a landmark court case in favour of native fishing rights. He was often referred to as the "reluctant hero" of the Mi'kmaq community.

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