PUBLISHER'S VIEW (EDITORIAL): I find it hard to believe that up to now Canadian courts have sanctioned the highly dubious - but very effective - "Mr. Big" operation, which is usually used as a desperate measure by police when there is no other evidence against the suspect available. This perverse tactic is of interest to this Blog because of the twisted psychology which has been permitted to enter the courtroom to justify the confession as voluntary - when in fact there is a great risk that the suspect has offered the confession to avoid violent recriminations from the fake "Mr Big." That's my point of view as Publisher. It will be most interesting to see what Canada's highest court ( a court which has been highly conservative when ruling on confession related cases in recent years - has to say when it considers the Hart and Mack cases tomorrow - Tuesday December 3, 2013. PS: Panelists at a recent conference sponsored by the Association in defence of the wrongfully convicted drew shivers from some members of the audience (myself included) with the suggestion that this Canadian practice could eventually find its way into the USA!
Harold Levy; Publisher. The Charles Smith Blog;
POST: "This week at the SCC (Supreme Court of Canada)" published by Canadian Lawyer on December 2, 2013:
GIST: " The Supreme Court of Canada will hear four appeals this week, two of which question the conduct of undercover police officers in recruiting the accused into a fake criminal organization in order to obtain their confessions, also known as a Mr. Big sting operation."
The entire "Legal feeds blog" post can be found at:
http://www.canadianlawyermag.com/legalfeeds/1816/this-week-at-the-scc.html
PUBLISHER'S NOTE:
Dear Reader. Keep your eye on the Charles Smith Blog. We are following this case.
I have added a search box for content in this blog which now encompasses several thousand posts. The search box is located near the bottom of the screen just above the list of links. I am confident that this powerful search tool provided by "Blogger" will help our readers and myself get more out of the site.
The Toronto Star, my previous employer for more than twenty incredible years, has put considerable effort into exposing the harm caused by Dr. Charles Smith and his protectors - and into pushing for reform of Ontario's forensic pediatric pathology system. The Star has a "topic" section which focuses on recent stories related to Dr. Charles Smith. It can be found at:
http://www.thestar.com/topic/
Information on "The Charles Smith Blog Award"- and its nomination process - can be found at:
http://smithforensic.blogspot.
I look forward to hearing from readers at:
hlevy15@gmail.com;
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