B.C. Court of Appeal questions ‘procedural fairness’ in John Graham case | APTN News

Описание: The British Columbia Court of Appeal is raising serious questions about “procedural fairness” in the murder conviction of John Graham.

A Champagne and Aishihik First Nations citizen from Yukon, Graham was extradited to the U.S. in 2007 for the 1975 murder of Anna Mae Pictou Aquash in South Dakota.

Both were members of the American Indian Movement (AIM).

A jury found Graham guilty of felony murder in 2010 and sentenced him to life without parole.

In a decision released Tuesday, the Appeal Court says a special waiver that authorized U.S. prosecutors to pursue different charges than that Graham was originally extradited to face should be sent back to Canada’s justice minister for reconsideration.

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