James Driskell: Wrongfully Accused For The Murder Of Perry Harder

James Driskell was wrongfully convicted for the murder of Perry Harder. Perry Harder has been shot, authories state that Driskell and Harder were both charged in possesion of stolen good. Driskell was arrested and concicted on June 14th, 1991 for first-degree murder of Perry Harder. The trail judge imposed Driskell the mandatory sentence of life imprisonment without eligibility for parole for 25 years. All of his subsequent appeals were dismissed. Mr. Driskell has steadfastly maintained his innocenceMr. Driskell made an application under section 696.1 of the Criminal Code to the Minister of Justice for a ministerial review of his conviction on the grounds of miscarriage of justice. However the Criminal Code does not establish a process for

James Driskell, 48 was wrongfully convicted of first degree murder in 1991, when his friend Perry Dean Harder was found shot to death in Winnipeg. As a result, Driskell, 48, spent 12 years behind bars because of his conviction. Furthermore, James Driskell was always maintaining his innocence and his conviction were cancelled by federal justice minister.His case was investigated and overlooked again. According to the final report of the investigation it was found that he did not have fair trial.The jury in Driskell's trial was "seriously misled" on issues including the reliability of a key Crown witness. The report also said the failure of the Crown to disclose information to the defence was "careless indifference."Driskell has filed a $20-million lawsuit against high-ranking justice and police officials. But only got $250,000 for compensation. In 2005, Irwin Cotler, then Canada's justice minister, quashed Driskell's first-degree murder conviction after he had served more than 12 years in prison. He had been free on bail since 2003 while the Justice Department reviewed the