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Acquitted on appealJun 6, 2025

Supreme Court acquits Tammy Bouvette after non-disclosure tainted her guilty plea

A babysitter pleaded guilty to criminal negligence causing a toddler's death without being told that peer reviewers had found the pathologist's opinions unreasonable. The Court of Appeal quashed the conviction but only stayed the charge. The Supreme Court replaced the stay with an acquittal, splitting five to four on why.

R. v. Bouvette, 2025 SCC 18 · Canada (federal) · Evidence not disclosed, Flawed forensic science, False guilty plea

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