Ontario Court of Appeal blasts trial counsel’s ‘ineffective assistance’ in overturning conviction

By Jeff Buckstein ( December 7, 2022, 3:48 PM EST) -- The Court of Appeal for Ontario unanimously overturned the conviction of a man found guilty in trial court of aggravated assault and uttering a threat to cause death. Appellant Jayden McDonald was a victim of a “miscarriage of justice” due to the “ineffective assistance” of his trial counsel said the ruling in R. vs. McDonald, 2022 ONCA 838, issued Dec. 1....
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