Event
The Challenge of Expert Evidence in Criminal Justice
Tuesday, March 6, 2012 16:00
Chancellor Day Hall
3644 rue Peel, Montreal, QC, H3A 1W9, CA
A presentation by Justice Stephen T. Goudge of the Ontario Court of Appeal.
Justice Goudge was appointed Commissioner to the Inquiry into in 2007 and he released his report in 2008.
The Inquiry's mandate was to conduct a systemic review and an assessment of the policies, procedures, practices, accountability and oversight mechanisms, quality control measures and institutional arrangements of pediatric forensic pathology in Ontario from 1981 to 2001 as they relate to its practice and use in investigations and criminal proceedings. The Commissioner was asked to make recommendations to address systemic failings and restore and enhance public confidence in pediatric forensic pathology in Ontario.