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David Milgaard
(
person
)
by
Richard
Fri Jun 23 2000 at 3:08:36
Jan. 31, 1969
Body of Gail Miller found in a Saskatoon snowbank. Milgaard is travelling through
Saskatoon
the morning she is found.
mid-1969
Milgaard is arrested and charged with murder.
Jan. 31, 1970
Milgaard is convicted of murdering Miller; sentenced to life.
Jan. 31, 1971
Saskatchewan
Court of Appeal
rejects Milgaard's appeal.
Nov. 15, 1971
Supreme Court of Canada
refuses to hear Milgaard's appeal.
1973
Milgaard escapes from
Stony Mountain Penitentiary
, north of
Winnipeg
. He is later returned to prison.
1980
Milgaard does not return to prison after being released on day pass. He is recaptured 77 days later in
Toronto
.
Dec. 1988
Milgaard's lawyers apply to have the case reopened.
1988
An unsuccessful attempt is made to get
DNA
testing done.
Feb. 27, 1991
Kim Campbell
, then federal justice minister, turns down a request to reopen the case.
August, 1991 Milgaard's lawyers file second application to have the case reopened.
Feb. 27, 1991
Campbell directs the
Supreme Court
to review Milgaard's conviction.
1992
Top court says Milgaard should have new trial. He is freed after
Saskatchewan
decides not to prosecute him again. He is not formally
acquitted
.
July 18, 1997
Milgaard's team announces more sophisticated
DNA
tests in
Britain
prove Milgaard did not commit Miller's murder. That same day, Milgaard receives apology from the
Saskatchewan
government for his wrongful conviction.
July 25, 1997
Larry Fisher
arrested in
Calgary
for the rape and murder of Gail Miller. His trial begins in Yorkton, Sask., on Oct. 12, 1999.
Romeo Phillion
Death penalty
Minesweeper
Supreme Court of Canada
Travesty
innocent
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