This is the Alberta Court of Appeal decision in R v Barton from 2017. The ABCA unanimously held that the accused should be retried for both manslaughter and murder. To see what the SCC made of this decision, head to our previous episodes in this series: R v Barton Parts I and II. To hear a broader context and Karly and Zach's thoughts on the case, head back to Episode 50.
CW: This case is about the sexual assault and murder of an Indigenous woman in Alberta. If this content is not for you, please choose another episode. Take care when listening.
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Link to Decision: https://www.canlii.org/en/ab/abca/doc/2017/2017abca216/2017abca216.html?searchUrlHash=AAAAAQAPUiB2IEJhcnRvbiBBQkNBAAAAAAE&resultIndex=1
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