More tough crimes : true cases by top Canadian judges & criminal lawyers

A collection of court cases that had presented personal and ethical challenges and had surprising turn of events. Lawyers describe the difficulties they faced in some of Canada's most famous criminal cases and what sort of things haunt them afterwards. Tough Crimes is a collection of thoughtful and insightful stories by twenty of Canada’s most prominent criminal lawyers. In the book, they write about cases that had surprising turns, or that presented personal or ethical challenges. We’ve all heard the media’s take on notorious criminals, but when have we had a chance to hear directly from the lawyers who defended or prosecuted them? We’ve all lamented the fate of a person who we think was wrongfully accused, but who better to explain what happened than his or her counsel who was there for the client every step of the way. In Tough Crimes, Edward Greenspan writes on a miscarriage of justice; Richard Wolson and Marilyn Sandford on the wrongfully convicted; Earl Levy on the Toronto Shoeshine Boy murder; Peter Martin on a study of evil; John Rosen on defending Paul Bernardo; Fred Ferguson on child abuse; William Smart on a “Mr. Big” sting; Richard Peck on Air India; Noel O’Brien on corpora delicti; Joel Pink on the Antigonish Beech Hill murders; Brian Beresh and Patrick Fagan on reasonable doubt; Mark Brayford on Robert Latimer; Marie Henein on the wrongfully charged; C.D. Evans on weighing moralities; William Trudell on the Walkerton water treatment disaster; forensic psychologist Thomas Dalby on the Taber school shootings; John Vertes on Indigenous justice; and Hersh Wolch on a young prosecutor’s trial by fire. Tough Crimes is a collection of thoughtful and insightful stories by twenty of Canada's most prominent criminal lawyers. In the book, they write about cases that had surprising turns, or that presented personal or ethical challenges. We've all heard the media's take on notorious criminals, but when have we had a chance to hear directly from the lawyers who defended or prosecuted them? We've all lamented the fate of a person who we think was wrongfully accused, but who better to explain what happened than his or her counsel who was there for the client every step of the way. In Tough Crimes, Edward Greenspan writes on a miscarriage of justice; Richard Wolson and Marilyn Sandford on the wrongfully convicted; Earl Levy on the Toronto Shoeshine Boy murder; Peter Martin on a study of evil; John Rosen on defending Paul Bernardo; Fred Ferguson on child abuse; William Smart on a "Mr. Big" sting; Richard Peck on Air India; Noel O'Brien on corpora delicti; Joel Pink on the Antigonish Beech Hill murders; Brian Beresh and Patrick Fagan on reasonable doubt; Mark Brayford on Robert Latimer; Marie Henein on the wrongfully charged; C.D. Evans on weighing moralities; William Trudell on the Walkerton water treatment disaster; forensic psychologist Thomas Dalby on the Taber school shootings; John Vertes on aboriginal justice; and Hersh Wolch on a young prosecutor's trial by fire Tough Crimes is a collection of thoughtful and insightful stories by twenty prominent criminal lawyers. In the book, they write about cases that had surprising turns, or that presented personal or ethical challenges. We've all heard the media's take on notorious criminals, but when have we had a chance to hear directly from the lawyers who defended or prosecuted them? We've all lamented the fate of a person who we think was wrongfully accused, but who better to explain what happened than his or her counsel who was there for the client every step of the way. In the book, Edward Greenspan writes on a miscarriage of justice; Richard Wolson and Marilyn Sandford on the wrongfully convicted; Earl Levy on the Toronto Shoeshine Boy murder; Peter Martin on a study of evil; John Rosen on defending Paul Bernardo; Fred Ferguson on child abuse; William Smart on a "Mr. Big" sting; Richard Peck on Air India; Noel O'Brien on corpora delicti; Joel Pink on the Antigonish Beech Hill murders; Brian Beresh and Patrick Fagan on reasonable doubt; Mark Brayford on Robert Latimer; Marie Henein on the wrongfully charged; C.D. Evans on weighing moralities; William Trudell on the Walkerton water treatment disaster; forensic psychologist Thomas Dalby on the Taber school shootings; John Vertes on aboriginal justice; and Hersh Wolch on a young prosecutor's trial by fire. Edited by C.D. Evans and Lorene Shyba, Tough Crimes is unique within the genre of Canadian True Crime. This collection of thoughtful and insightful stories, contributed by nineteen of Canadas most prominent criminal lawyers and a forensic psychologist, is about cases that had weird or surprising turns, or that presented personal and ethical challenges. In the book,Edward Greenspan writes on one of his most perplexing verdicts; Richard Wolson and Marilyn Sandford on the wrongfully convicted; Earl Levy on the Toronto Shoeshine Boy murder; Peter Martin on evil in men; John Rosen on defending Paul Bernardo; Fred Ferguson on a childs sad death; William Smart on an RCMPMr. Big sting; Richard Peck on the Air India trial; Noel OBrien on corpora delicti; Joel Pink on the Antigonish Beech Hill murders; Brian Beresh on unanswered questions; Patrick Fagan on reasonable doubt; Mark Brayford on Robert Latimer; Marie Henein on the wrongfully charged; C.D. Evans on weighing moralities; William Trudell on the Walkerton water treatment tragedy; forensic psychologist Thomas Dalby on the Taber school shootings; John Vertes on aboriginal justice; and Hersh Wolch on a young prosecutors trial by fire. A miscarriage of justice / Edward L. Greenspan -- A perfect storm for a wrongful conviction / Richard Wolson -- Twenty-seven lost years / Marilyn Sandford -- Toronto loses its innocence : the shoeshine boy murder / Earl Levy -- Man's inhumanity / Peter Martin -- Defending Paul Bernardo : am I the devil's advocate? / John Rosen -- The case of John Ryan Turner / Fred Ferguson -- The rest of the story / William Smart -- Air India / Richard Peck -- Corpora delecti / Noel O'Brien -- The Antigonish Beech Hill murders / Joel Pink -- Boys will be boys / Patrick Fagan -- In defence of Larry Fisher / Brian Beresh -- Democratic freedoms undermined : Robert Latimer / Mark Brayford -- Split-seconds matter / Marie Henein -- Weighing moralities of a victimless crime / C.D. Evans -- The Walkerton tragedy / William Trudell -- The case of Henry Innukshuk / John Vertes -- The Taber school shooting / Thomas Dalby -- The young prosecutor's trial by fire / Hersh Wolch. We?ve all heard the media?s take on notorious criminals, but when have we had a chance to hear directly from the lawyers who defended or prosecuted them? We?ve all lamented the fate of a person who we think was wrongfully accused, but who better to explain what happened than his or her counsel who was there for the client every step of the way. Included in the list of twenty-one eminent contributors are Edward Greenspan on a miscarriage of justice; Marie Henein on the wrongfully charged; William Trudell on the Walkerton water treatment tragedy; Mark Brayford on Robert Latimer; Richard Peck on the Air India disaster; William Smart on "Mr. Big"; Thomas Dalby on the Taber School shootings; John Rosen on defending Paul Bernardo; and Earl Levy on Toronto?s Shoeshine Boy Murder In Living in the Tall Grass: Poems of Reconciliation, Chief Stacey Laforme gives a history of his people through stories and poetry to let Canadians see through the eyes of Indigenous people. Living in the Tall Grass is written in a way that makes the reader feel he or she might be sitting down with Chief Laforme, sharing experiences from their lives. Some poems share humour, while others express pain, though each comes from the heart. Tough Crimes Is A Collection Of Court Cases That Had Surprising Turns Or Persented Personal And Ethical Challenges, Including The Walkerton Water Treatment Tragedy, Taber School Shootings And The Toronto Shoeshine Murder.