Man spent 5 months in jail before conviction quashed over concerns he was 'coerced' into plea
03-04-2025 22:06 via cbc.ca

Man spent 5 months in jail before conviction quashed over concerns he was 'coerced' into plea

An Indigenous man from southern Alberta who was allegedly "coerced" into pleading guilty to a serious sexual offence despite evidence that exonerated him walked out of the Calgary courthouse a free man after his new lawyer fought to get his conviction quashed. 
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